Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -79.31 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Bulgaria, 2003–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Bulgaria is -79.31 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 1,143.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Bulgaria peaked at 0 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.21 billion, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 37th of 84 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -210.60 million | -380.02 million | -141.61 million | 7 |
| 2010s | -303.87 million | -1.21 billion | -6.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -37.34 million | -79.31 million | 0 | 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 predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Bulgaria?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Bulgaria was -79.31 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.21 billion in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Bulgaria ranks 37th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,143.4%. 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 Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, Up to 1 month (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excludi. 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.