Bulgaria vs China: 18_International debt securities, short term, per unit of GDP

Bulgaria
0.005 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China
0.0033 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
94th
China rank
97th

18_International debt securities, short term, per unit of GDP over time

  • Bulgaria
  • China
00.050.10.15199620102025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.005 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0033 units per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.5 times China's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 94th and China ranks 97th of 150 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria China Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2000s 0.0275 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0268 units per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 18_international debt securities, short term, per unit of gdp, Bulgaria or China?
Bulgaria, at 0.005 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0033 units per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in 18_international debt securities, short term, per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and China?
0.0017 units per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for 18_international debt securities, short term, per unit of gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 94th and China ranks 97th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as 18_International debt securities, short term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
18_International debt securities, short term, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
150 places, 3,974 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

18_International debt securities, short term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.