Financial system deposits to GDP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Financial system deposits to GDP was 76.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Bulgaria, 1991–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial system deposits to gdp in Bulgaria is 76.5%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 77.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1998.
Bulgaria ranks 61st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.1% | — |
| 1992 | 66.8% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 69.8% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 72.2% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | -42.8% |
| 1996 | 54.3% | +31.5% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | -56.5% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | -24.1% |
| 1999 | 21.3% | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.2% | 17.9% | 72.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 22.1% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 57.2% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 76.5% | 77.7% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,126 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5186 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 48.30 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 4.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 28.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 30.02 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 34.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 34.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,351 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in Bulgaria?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Bulgaria was 76.5% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).