Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Bulgaria

Gross national savings in Bulgaria in 2025 — 16.7%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 73. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 12.9 pp.

2025 16.7% −2.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 58of 73
Period maximum 36.1%1981
Period minimum 6.2%1993

Trend over time

1980–2025 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Bulgaria, 1980–202501020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 29.7%1981: 36.1%1982: 34.9%1983: 33.7%1984: 35.3%1985: 31.8%1986: 32.1%1987: 30.3%1988: 32.7%1989: 28.8%1990: 14.7%1991: 17.6%1992: 12.9%1993: 6.2%1994: 8.5%1995: 25.6%1996: 10%1997: 21.3%1998: 25.2%1999: 16.1%2000: 13.5%2001: 15.7%2002: 18%2003: 16.8%2004: 17%2005: 16.8%2006: 14.9%2007: 9.7%2008: 14.9%2009: 19.6%2010: 20.6%2011: 21.7%2012: 21.1%2013: 22.3%2014: 22.3%2015: 20.9%2016: 22%2017: 22.9%2018: 23.5%2019: 24.1%2020: 20.7%2021: 20.5%2022: 20.2%2023: 20.6%2024: 18.8%2025: 16.7%
Change over the period: −12.9 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 16.7%
Eastern Europe computed 24.2%
Gross national savings — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.7 −2.1 pp
2024 18.8 −1.8 pp
2023 20.6 +0.4 pp
2022 20.2 −0.3 pp
2021 20.5 −0.2 pp
2020 20.7 −3.4 pp
2019 24.1 +0.6 pp
2018 23.5 +0.6 pp
2017 22.9 +1 pp
2016 22 +1 pp
2015 20.9 −1.4 pp
2014 22.3 −0 pp
2013 22.3 +1.2 pp
2012 21.1 −0.6 pp
2011 21.7 +1.1 pp
2010 20.6 +1 pp
2009 19.6 +4.8 pp
2008 14.9 +5.2 pp
2007 9.7 −5.2 pp
2006 14.9 −1.8 pp
2005 16.8 −0.2 pp
2004 17 +0.2 pp
2003 16.8 −1.2 pp
2002 18 +2.3 pp
2001 15.7 +2.2 pp
2000 13.5 −2.6 pp
1999 16.1 −9.1 pp
1998 25.2 +3.8 pp
1997 21.3 +11.4 pp
1996 10 −15.6 pp
1995 25.6 +17.1 pp
1994 8.5 +2.3 pp
1993 6.2 −6.7 pp
1992 12.9 −4.7 pp
1991 17.6 +3 pp
1990 14.7 −14.2 pp
1989 28.8 −3.8 pp
1988 32.7 +2.3 pp
1987 30.3 −1.8 pp
1986 32.1 +0.3 pp
1985 31.8 −3.5 pp
1984 35.3 +1.6 pp
1983 33.7 −1.2 pp
1982 34.9 −1.2 pp
1981 36.1 +6.4 pp
1980 29.7

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross national savings as a percent of GDP — what is left of national income after all consumption, private and public. Savings and capital formation differ by the balance of external transactions: a country that saves more than it invests at home exports capital, and one that invests more than it saves imports it. Hence the stable link with the current account balance, which is exactly what this indicator makes visible.

Important: The difference between savings and capital formation is approximately equal to the current account balance — that is an identity of the national accounts, not a coincidence.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.