Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) was 120.39 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real effective exchange rate index in Bulgaria, 1993–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 120.39 2010 = 100 for real effective exchange rate index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Bulgaria peaked at 120.39 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.82 2010 = 100, in 1994.
That places Bulgaria 18th out of 95 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | 2010 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 51.44 2010 = 100 | — |
| 1994 | 45.82 2010 = 100 | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 53.92 2010 = 100 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 46.24 2010 = 100 | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 56.79 2010 = 100 | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 65.4 2010 = 100 | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 66.94 2010 = 100 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 69.13 2010 = 100 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 72.53 2010 = 100 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 75.79 2010 = 100 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 78.92 2010 = 100 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 82.77 2010 = 100 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 83.05 2010 = 100 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.65 2010 = 100 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 91.66 2010 = 100 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 99.66 2010 = 100 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 103.88 2010 = 100 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 100 2010 = 100 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 101.45 2010 = 100 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 100.02 2010 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 100.89 2010 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 100.17 2010 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 97.08 2010 = 100 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 97.32 2010 = 100 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.58 2010 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 101.83 2010 = 100 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 102.42 2010 = 100 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 105.37 2010 = 100 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 106.77 2010 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 112.11 2010 = 100 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 117.87 2010 = 100 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 117.67 2010 = 100 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 120.39 2010 = 100 | +2.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 120.39 2010 = 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 101.67 2010 = 100, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 120.39 2010 = 100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.87 2010 = 100, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.22 2010 = 100 | 45.82 2010 = 100 | 66.94 2010 = 100 | 7 |
| 2000s | 84.4 2010 = 100 | 69.13 2010 = 100 | 103.88 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.98 2010 = 100 | 97.08 2010 = 100 | 102.42 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.36 2010 = 100 | 105.37 2010 = 100 | 120.39 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 15 Trinidad and Tobago 124.48 2010 = 100 compare
- 16 Czechia 123.61 2010 = 100 compare
- 17 Singapore 121.75 2010 = 100 compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 119.8 2010 = 100 compare
- 20 Costa Rica 118.6 2010 = 100 compare
- 21 Poland 117.38 2010 = 100 compare
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 real effective exchange rate index in Bulgaria?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Bulgaria was 120.39 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 120.39 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.82 2010 = 100 in 1994.
- How does Bulgaria rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.