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

Bulgaria
0.005 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Romania
0.0043 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
94th
Romania rank
95th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
00.050.10.15199620102025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.005 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP in Romania, a difference of 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 94th and Romania ranks 95th of 150 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP Romania
2000s 0.0275 units per US$ of GDP 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP 0.0239 units per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP 0.0037 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 Romania?
Bulgaria, at 0.005 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in 18_international debt securities, short term, per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and Romania?
0.0007 units per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for 18_international debt securities, short term, per unit of gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Romania ranks 95th 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.