Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum was 1.81 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Bulgaria, 2006–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1.81 for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.5% on the previous year and up 18,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Bulgaria peaked at 5.77 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.
That places Bulgaria 73rd out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.26 | — |
| 2007 | 4.58 | +40.5% |
| 2008 | 5.77 | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 0.55 | -90.5% |
| 2010 | 0.18 | -67.3% |
| 2011 | 0.22 | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.03 | -86.4% |
| 2013 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1.3 | — |
| 2023 | 3.8 | +192.3% |
| 2024 | 3.04 | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 1.81 | -40.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.54 | 0.55 | 5.77 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.048 | 0 | 0.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 0 | 3.8 | 6 |
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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 monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Bulgaria?
- Monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Bulgaria was 1.81 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 in 2008.
- What is the lowest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum?
- Bulgaria ranks 73rd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.