Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 … Soc in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 … Soc was 14.31 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Bulgaria, 2003–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Bulgaria is 14.31 billion, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Bulgaria peaked at 22.49 billion in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.19 billion, in 2003.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd of 90 countries on this measure, 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 2013 … Soc in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.19 billion | — |
| 2004 | 6.60 billion | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 5.84 billion | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 7.94 billion | +36.0% |
| 2007 | 13.82 billion | +73.9% |
| 2008 | 14.66 billion | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 14.10 billion | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 11.58 billion | -17.9% |
| 2011 | 10.75 billion | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 12.01 billion | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 13.84 billion | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 14.44 billion | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 14.61 billion | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 15.59 billion | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 13.71 billion | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 15.29 billion | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 17.43 billion | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 14.18 billion | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 11.00 billion | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 6.43 billion | -41.5% |
| 2023 | 22.49 billion | +249.5% |
| 2024 | 17.91 billion | -20.3% |
| 2025 | 14.31 billion | -20.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 14.31 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.95 billion, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 14.31 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.73 billion, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 … Soc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +249.5% | 6.43 billion | 22.49 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.74 billion | 5.19 billion | 14.66 billion | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.92 billion | 10.75 billion | 17.43 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.39 billion | 6.43 billion | 22.49 billion | 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 14.31 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 22.49 billion in 2023.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.19 billion in 2003.
- How does Bulgaria rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd out of 90 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 down 2.0%. 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, securities (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Soc. 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.