Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.2174 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Bulgaria, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.2174 SDR per US$ of GDP for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3384 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.024 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
Bulgaria ranks 31st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | SDR per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0277 SDR per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1992 | 0.0717 SDR per US$ of GDP | +159.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0409 SDR per US$ of GDP | -42.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0662 SDR per US$ of GDP | +61.8% |
| 1995 | 0.041 SDR per US$ of GDP | -38.1% |
| 1996 | 0.024 SDR per US$ of GDP | -41.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1347 SDR per US$ of GDP | +460.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1233 SDR per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1477 SDR per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1754 SDR per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1822 SDR per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1956 SDR per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1965 SDR per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2145 SDR per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1872 SDR per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2106 SDR per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2339 SDR per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1997 SDR per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1976 SDR per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1848 SDR per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.161 SDR per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2082 SDR per US$ of GDP | +29.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2017 SDR per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2133 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2827 SDR per US$ of GDP | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3136 SDR per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3048 SDR per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2834 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2632 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3384 SDR per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2929 SDR per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 0.303 SDR per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3026 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2584 SDR per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2174 SDR per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0753 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.024 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1477 SDR per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1993 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1754 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2339 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2417 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.161 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3136 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2855 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2174 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3384 SDR per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 28 Saudi Arabia 0.2487 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2353 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Bhutan 0.2282 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Suriname 0.2159 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Republic of Moldova 0.215 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Iraq 0.2102 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 4,420 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 4,667 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 5,351 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Bulgaria?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Bulgaria was 0.2174 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3384 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.024 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.