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Bulgaria - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 52.54

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

52.54 (2025)

Global rank

##48 of 175 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 2005

0.88×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#12719901995200020052010201520202025#91#482022 overtook Ecuador2025 overtook Pakistan
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Bulgaria climbed from #91 to #48 (overtook Ecuador). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Bulgaria ↓

Key Events — Bulgaria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2006
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Ecuador in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Pakistan in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 30 places in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 2005-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2005201020152020202546.2766.2886.3106.31

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