Bulgaria Current Account to GDP

-5.8% −5.33 pt

Dec 2025 · Annual

Bulgaria's current account deficit widened to 5.84% of GDP in 2025, from 0.52% of GDP in 2024. The reading remains far above the all-time low of -25.74% of GDP recorded in 2007 and well below the all-time high of 4.76% of GDP in 1980. Data extend back to 1980.

Bulgaria Current Account to GDP, 1990–2025
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
-5.8%-0.5%4.8%Dec 1980-25.7%Dec 20071980 – 2025Annual

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IndicatorLastPreviousHighestLowestLast updatedFrequency
FDI Inflows$4.9B$3.1B$13.9B$0Dec 2025Annual
Exchange Rate1.67 per USD1.69 per USD2.39 per USD0.00 per USDDec 2025Monthly

About this series

Current Account to GDP in Bulgaria averaged -3.6% from 1980 until 2025, reaching an all-time high of 4.8% in Dec 1980 and a record low of -25.7% in Dec 2007. The series is reported yearly with history from 1980.

The current account as a percentage of GDP measures Bulgaria's net transactions with the rest of the world — trade in goods and services, primary income, and secondary income — relative to the size of the economy. The ratio is expressed as a percentage of GDP and reported annually. The series spans from 1980 to 2025.

Source & methodology

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify this data.

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