Pension fund assets to GDP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Pension fund assets to GDP was 14.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Pension fund assets to GDP in Bulgaria, 2000–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 14.4% for pension fund assets to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 170.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension fund assets to gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 14.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 41st of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pension fund assets to GDP in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +95.7% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +61.8% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +42.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +37.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 5.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 38 Papua New Guinea 19.0% compare
- 39 Kazakhstan 15.4% compare
- 40 Dominican Republic 14.5% compare
- 42 Slovakia 14.3% compare
- 43 Brazil 13.9% compare
- 44 North Macedonia 13.5% compare
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 pension fund assets to gdp in Bulgaria?
- Pension fund assets to gdp in Bulgaria was 14.4% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for pension fund assets to gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pension fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Pension fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of assets of pension funds to GDP. A pension fund is any plan, fund, or scheme that provides retirement income. Data taken from a variety of sources such as OECD, AIOS, FIAP and national sources.