Current account balance (World Bank) in Bulgaria in 2025 — -5.84%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 97. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 10.6 pp.
1980–2025 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.84 | −5.33 pp |
| 2024 | -0.52 | +0.64 pp |
| 2023 | -1.15 | +0.21 pp |
| 2022 | -1.36 | −1.61 pp |
| 2021 | 0.25 | −1.22 pp |
| 2020 | 1.47 | −0.19 pp |
| 2019 | 1.66 | +1.08 pp |
| 2018 | 0.57 | −2.67 pp |
| 2017 | 3.25 | +0.14 pp |
| 2016 | 3.1 | +3.08 pp |
| 2015 | 0.02 | −2.17 pp |
| 2014 | 2.19 | +0.98 pp |
| 2013 | 1.22 | +2.19 pp |
| 2012 | -0.97 | −1.45 pp |
| 2011 | 0.47 | +2.38 pp |
| 2010 | -1.9 | +6.28 pp |
| 2009 | -8.18 | +13.62 pp |
| 2008 | -21.8 | +3.94 pp |
| 2007 | -25.74 | −8.69 pp |
| 2006 | -17.05 | −5.85 pp |
| 2005 | -11.21 | −4.82 pp |
| 2004 | -6.39 | −1.55 pp |
| 2003 | -4.83 | −2.89 pp |
| 2002 | -1.94 | +3.73 pp |
| 2001 | -5.67 | −0.36 pp |
| 2000 | -5.31 | −0.53 pp |
| 1999 | -4.78 | −4.37 pp |
| 1998 | -0.41 | −4.18 pp |
| 1997 | 3.77 | +3.64 pp |
| 1996 | 0.13 | +0.26 pp |
| 1995 | -0.14 | +0.19 pp |
| 1994 | -0.33 | +9.82 pp |
| 1993 | -10.14 | −5.96 pp |
| 1992 | -4.18 | −3.18 pp |
| 1991 | -1.01 | +7.24 pp |
| 1990 | -8.25 | −4.71 pp |
| 1989 | -3.54 | −1.79 pp |
| 1988 | -1.75 | +0.79 pp |
| 1987 | -2.53 | +2.16 pp |
| 1986 | -4.69 | −3.92 pp |
| 1985 | -0.77 | −3.85 pp |
| 1984 | 3.07 | +2.86 pp |
| 1983 | 0.21 | −0.68 pp |
| 1982 | 0.89 | +0.29 pp |
| 1981 | 0.61 | −4.15 pp |
| 1980 | 4.76 | — |
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The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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