Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … position in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … position was 134.42 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Bulgaria, 2003–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Bulgaria stood at 134.42 million.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 185.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Bulgaria peaked at 141.36 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.12 million, in 2015.
That places Bulgaria 53rd out of 91 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … position in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 48.71 million | — |
| 2004 | 50.85 million | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 47.17 million | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 49.86 million | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 52.70 million | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 51.23 million | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 52.91 million | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 52.56 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 52.35 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 52.45 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.55 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.31 million | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 47.12 million | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 131.87 million | +179.8% |
| 2017 | 139.72 million | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 136.48 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 135.71 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 141.36 million | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 137.38 million | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 130.55 million | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 131.72 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 127.99 million | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 134.42 million | +5.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 134.42 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 787.00 million, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 134.42 million is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 313.12 million, 43% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … position in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +179.8% | 47.12 million | 131.87 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.49 million | 47.17 million | 52.91 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.01 million | 47.12 million | 139.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.90 million | 127.99 million | 141.36 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 20.89 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 15.25 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 20.89 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Bulgaria?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Bulgaria was 134.42 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 141.36 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.12 million in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets IMF reserve position (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Se. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.