Total reserves in months of imports in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total reserves in months of imports was 7.16 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Bulgaria, 1991–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports in Bulgaria stood at 7.16.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Bulgaria peaked at 10.73 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.59, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.85 | — |
| 1992 | 2.68 | +44.6% |
| 1993 | 2.06 | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 3.06 | +48.5% |
| 1995 | 2.77 | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 1.59 | -42.6% |
| 1997 | 6.16 | +287.7% |
| 1998 | 5.58 | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 5.59 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.06 | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 4.73 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 6.23 | +31.8% |
| 2003 | 6.28 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.2 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.74 | -23.6% |
| 2006 | 4.92 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.28 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 4.77 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 7.42 | +55.5% |
| 2010 | 7.1 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.59 | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 6.68 | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 6.02 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 6.1 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.54 | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 8.46 | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 8.23 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 7.43 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 7.23 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 10.73 | +48.4% |
| 2021 | 8.34 | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 7.09 | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 7.97 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 7.55 | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 7.16 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.48 | 1.59 | 6.16 | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.56 | 4.73 | 7.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 | 5.59 | 8.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.14 | 7.09 | 10.73 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Bulgaria
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2174 SDR per US$ of GDP (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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,351 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Bulgaria?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Bulgaria was 7.16 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.73 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].