Overall primary balance, Transactions in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Overall primary balance, Transactions was -657.01 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Bulgaria, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, overall primary balance, transactions in Bulgaria stood at -657.01 million.
The figure is up 65.9% on the previous year and down 153.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in Bulgaria peaked at 2.15 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.30 billion, in 2021.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 320.61 million | — |
| 2000 | 576.19 million | +79.7% |
| 2001 | 786.98 million | +36.6% |
| 2002 | 187.40 million | -76.2% |
| 2003 | 400.81 million | +113.9% |
| 2004 | 853.74 million | +113.0% |
| 2005 | 942.35 million | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.41 billion | +49.3% |
| 2007 | 1.09 billion | -22.8% |
| 2008 | 1.85 billion | +70.3% |
| 2009 | -669.77 million | -136.2% |
| 2010 | -524.87 million | -21.6% |
| 2011 | -230.65 million | -56.1% |
| 2012 | 217.25 million | -194.2% |
| 2013 | 555.26 million | +155.6% |
| 2014 | -898.57 million | -261.8% |
| 2015 | 1.24 billion | -237.7% |
| 2016 | 521.90 million | -57.8% |
| 2017 | 954.05 million | +82.8% |
| 2018 | 1.53 billion | +60.8% |
| 2019 | 2.15 billion | +40.1% |
| 2020 | -1.65 billion | -177.0% |
| 2021 | -2.30 billion | +39.1% |
| 2022 | -1.69 billion | -26.6% |
| 2023 | -223.87 million | -86.7% |
| 2024 | -1.93 billion | +761.7% |
| 2025 | -657.01 million | -65.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 320.61 million | 320.61 million | 320.61 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 742.08 million | -669.77 million | 1.85 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 551.40 million | -898.57 million | 2.15 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.41 billion | -2.30 billion | -223.87 million | 6 |
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More public sector data for Bulgaria
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.464 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 361.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0206 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 27.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall primary balance, transactions in Bulgaria?
- Overall primary balance, transactions in Bulgaria was -657.01 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.30 billion in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 153.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.