Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 38.91 billion 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 38.91 billion.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Bulgaria peaked at 41.48 billion in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.05 billion, in 2003.
That places Bulgaria 35th 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 and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.05 billion | — |
| 2004 | 8.58 billion | +41.8% |
| 2005 | 7.89 billion | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 10.79 billion | +36.7% |
| 2007 | 16.46 billion | +52.5% |
| 2008 | 16.54 billion | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.19 billion | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.52 billion | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 14.26 billion | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 17.39 billion | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 17.35 billion | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.61 billion | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 19.82 billion | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 22.74 billion | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 25.68 billion | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 26.05 billion | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.93 billion | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 34.35 billion | +37.8% |
| 2021 | 34.58 billion | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 36.49 billion | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 41.48 billion | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 38.19 billion | -7.9% |
| 2025 | 38.91 billion | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.79 billion | 6.05 billion | 16.54 billion | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.04 billion | 14.26 billion | 26.05 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.34 billion | 34.35 billion | 41.48 billion | 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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Bulgaria?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Bulgaria was 38.91 billion 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 41.48 billion in 2023.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 billion in 2003.
- How does Bulgaria rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th 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 96.4%. 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 currency and deposits (in convertible foreign currencies) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central . 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.