Bulgaria — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Net government debt as a share of GDP; a truer measure of net fiscal position than gross debt for countries with large financial assets (e.g. Japan, Norway).
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21.05 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 19.5 | Actual |
| 2024 | 15.65 | Actual |
| 2023 | 14.69 | Actual |
| 2022 | 12.48 | Actual |
| 2021 | 14.1 | Actual |
| 2020 | 12.91 | Actual |
| 2019 | 8.47 | Actual |
| 2018 | 9.01 | Actual |
| 2017 | 10.34 | Actual |
| 2016 | 11.31 | Actual |
| 2015 | 15.45 | Actual |
| 2014 | 13.14 | Actual |
| 2013 | 6.48 | Actual |
| 2012 | 4.49 | Actual |
| 2011 | 4.97 | Actual |
| 2010 | 2.85 | Actual |
| 2009 | 0.53 | Actual |
| 2008 | -1.06 | Actual |
| 2007 | 0.08 | Actual |
| 2006 | 2.29 | Actual |
| 2005 | 9.07 | Actual |
| 2004 | 16.18 | Actual |
| 2003 | 21.6 | Actual |
| 2002 | 26.33 | Actual |
| 2001 | 34.68 | Actual |
| 2000 | 36.72 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
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- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (LCU)
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
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Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net