Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Bulgaria

Current account balance in Bulgaria in 2031 — 1.2%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 1.3 pp.

2031 1.2% +0.8 pp vs 2030
World rank 51of 188
Period maximum 13.5%1997
Period minimum -23.9%2007

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Bulgaria, 1980–2031-30-20-100102019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 2.5%1981: 0.3%1982: 0.4%1983: 0.1%1984: 1.2%1985: -0.3%1986: -2.7%1987: -1.8%1988: -0.6%1989: -1.1%1990: -5.7%1991: -2.6%1992: -3%1993: -17%1994: -0.3%1995: -1.1%1996: 3.6%1997: 13.5%1998: 1.1%1999: -2.9%2000: -3.1%2001: -3.6%2002: -0.6%2003: -3.4%2004: -4.3%2005: -9.4%2006: -15.3%2007: -23.9%2008: -22%2009: -8.3%2010: -1.7%2011: 0.3%2012: -0.8%2013: 1.3%2014: 2.1%2015: 0%2016: 3%2017: 3.2%2018: 0.7%2019: 1.7%2020: 1.6%2021: 0.2%2022: -1.4%2023: -1.2%2024: -1.4%2025: -5.9%2026: -4%2027: -3.2%2028: -2.7%2029: -0.5%2030: 0.4%2031: 1.2%
Change over the period: −1.3 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Bulgaria 1.2%
World computed 0.28%
Europe & Central Asia computed 1.53%
Eastern Europe computed -0.71%
Current account balance — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 1.2 +0.8 pp
2030 0.4 +0.9 pp
2029 -0.5 +2.2 pp
2028 -2.7 +0.5 pp
2027 -3.2 +0.8 pp
2026 -4 +1.9 pp
2025 -5.9 −4.5 pp
2024 -1.4 −0.2 pp
2023 -1.2 +0.2 pp
2022 -1.4 −1.6 pp
2021 0.2 −1.4 pp
2020 1.6 −0.1 pp
2019 1.7 +1 pp
2018 0.7 −2.5 pp
2017 3.2 +0.2 pp
2016 3 +3 pp
2015 0 −2.1 pp
2014 2.1 +0.8 pp
2013 1.3 +2.1 pp
2012 -0.8 −1.1 pp
2011 0.3 +2 pp
2010 -1.7 +6.6 pp
2009 -8.3 +13.7 pp
2008 -22 +1.9 pp
2007 -23.9 −8.6 pp
2006 -15.3 −5.9 pp
2005 -9.4 −5.1 pp
2004 -4.3 −0.9 pp
2003 -3.4 −2.8 pp
2002 -0.6 +3 pp
2001 -3.6 −0.5 pp
2000 -3.1 −0.2 pp
1999 -2.9 −4 pp
1998 1.1 −12.4 pp
1997 13.5 +9.9 pp
1996 3.6 +4.7 pp
1995 -1.1 −0.8 pp
1994 -0.3 +16.7 pp
1993 -17 −14 pp
1992 -3 −0.4 pp
1991 -2.6 +3.1 pp
1990 -5.7 −4.6 pp
1989 -1.1 −0.5 pp
1988 -0.6 +1.2 pp
1987 -1.8 +0.9 pp
1986 -2.7 −2.4 pp
1985 -0.3 −1.5 pp
1984 1.2 +1.1 pp
1983 0.1 −0.3 pp
1982 0.4 +0.1 pp
1981 0.3 −2.2 pp
1980 2.5

Eastern Europe, 2031

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

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.