Central government gross debt, % of GDP, quarterly (World Bank QPSD): Bulgaria
The latest reading SOTW holds for Bulgaria is 28.00% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from World Bank.
Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Quarterly · % of GDP · WB.L.QPSD.CG.DEBT.GDP.Q · BGR
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 28.00
- % of GDP · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- 28.02
- % of GDP · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- 75.85
- % of GDP · 2000-Q1
- Readings shown
- 106
- Every reading SOTW holds
Bulgaria · history
% of GDP · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 28.00 |
| 2026-Q1 | 28.02 |
| 2025-Q4 | 29.48 |
| 2025-Q3 | 27.87 |
| 2025-Q2 | 25.75 |
| 2025-Q1 | 23.09 |
| 2024-Q4 | 23.32 |
| 2024-Q3 | 23.80 |
| 2024-Q2 | 21.52 |
| 2024-Q1 | 21.84 |
| 2023-Q4 | 22.39 |
| 2023-Q3 | 20.51 |
| 2023-Q2 | 21.07 |
| 2023-Q1 | 21.74 |
| 2022-Q4 | 22.04 |
| 2022-Q3 | 22.53 |
| 2022-Q2 | 20.76 |
| 2022-Q1 | 21.43 |
| 2021-Q4 | 23.32 |
| 2021-Q3 | 22.63 |
| 2021-Q2 | 23.46 |
| 2021-Q1 | 23.54 |
| 2020-Q4 | 23.85 |
| 2020-Q3 | 24.28 |
| 2020-Q2 | 20.54 |
| 2020-Q1 | 19.45 |
| 2019-Q4 | 19.57 |
| 2019-Q3 | 19.90 |
| 2019-Q2 | 19.72 |
| 2019-Q1 | 20.15 |
| 2018-Q4 | 21.70 |
| 2018-Q3 | 22.17 |
| 2018-Q2 | 22.84 |
| 2018-Q1 | 23.48 |
| 2017-Q4 | 24.82 |
| 2017-Q3 | 25.21 |
| 2017-Q2 | 27.48 |
| 2017-Q1 | 27.81 |
| 2016-Q4 | 28.70 |
| 2016-Q3 | 28.09 |
| 2016-Q2 | 28.79 |
| 2016-Q1 | 29.00 |
| 2015-Q4 | 25.60 |
| 2015-Q3 | 26.15 |
| 2015-Q2 | 27.57 |
| 2015-Q1 | 28.39 |
| 2014-Q4 | 26.71 |
| 2014-Q3 | 22.35 |
| 2014-Q2 | 19.10 |
| 2014-Q1 | 18.04 |
| 2013-Q4 | 16.72 |
| 2013-Q3 | 15.49 |
| 2013-Q2 | 15.99 |
| 2013-Q1 | 15.85 |
| 2012-Q4 | 16.14 |
| 2012-Q3 | 16.99 |
| 2012-Q2 | 14.81 |
| 2012-Q1 | 15.04 |
| 2011-Q4 | 14.59 |
| 2011-Q3 | 13.46 |
| 2011-Q2 | 13.69 |
| 2011-Q1 | 13.94 |
| 2010-Q4 | 14.72 |
| 2010-Q3 | 14.43 |
| 2010-Q2 | 13.71 |
| 2010-Q1 | 13.37 |
| 2009-Q4 | 13.22 |
| 2009-Q3 | 12.79 |
| 2009-Q2 | 12.81 |
| 2009-Q1 | 12.35 |
| 2008-Q4 | 12.71 |
| 2008-Q3 | 13.30 |
| 2008-Q2 | 13.68 |
| 2008-Q1 | 14.26 |
| 2007-Q4 | 15.99 |
| 2007-Q3 | 16.86 |
| 2007-Q2 | 17.64 |
| 2007-Q1 | 18.67 |
| 2006-Q4 | 20.55 |
| 2006-Q3 | 21.98 |
| 2006-Q2 | 23.03 |
| 2006-Q1 | 24.08 |
| 2005-Q4 | 26.29 |
| 2005-Q3 | 27.62 |
| 2005-Q2 | 31.31 |
| 2005-Q1 | 31.67 |
| 2004-Q4 | 35.59 |
| 2004-Q3 | 37.86 |
| 2004-Q2 | 42.04 |
| 2004-Q1 | 43.26 |
| 2003-Q4 | 43.24 |
| 2003-Q3 | 45.95 |
| 2003-Q2 | 47.70 |
| 2003-Q1 | 48.96 |
| 2002-Q4 | 50.97 |
| 2002-Q3 | 54.29 |
| 2002-Q2 | 55.58 |
| 2002-Q1 | 62.81 |
| 2001-Q4 | 64.20 |
| 2001-Q3 | 62.42 |
| 2001-Q2 | 70.57 |
| 2001-Q1 | 70.27 |
| 2000-Q4 | 70.38 |
| 2000-Q3 | 77.01 |
| 2000-Q2 | 73.91 |
| 2000-Q1 | 75.85 |
Source: World Bank. All 106 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.