27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks was 18.24 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
18.24 billion
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
72nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
18.24 billion
in 2025
All-time low
1.49 billion
in 1997
Years of data
31
1995–2025

27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks in Bulgaria, 1995–2025

05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B1995201020251995: 1.9B1996: 1.5B1997: 1.5B1998: 2.1B1999: 2.0B2000: 2.3B2001: 2.8B2002: 2.5B2003: 2.7B2004: 3.1B2005: 4.5B2006: 5.1B2007: 7.2B2008: 8.6B2009: 7.5B2010: 8.2B2011: 9.7B2012: 10.2B2013: 8.2B2014: 9.3B2015: 10.3B2016: 11.9B2017: 13.3B2018: 16.3B2019: 17.6B2020: 9.1B2021: 12.0B2022: 11.4B2023: 10.6B2024: 18.0B2025: 18.2B

Source: BIS.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 18.24 billion for 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks in Bulgaria peaked at 18.24 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.49 billion, in 1997.

Bulgaria ranks 72nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for 27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks in Bulgaria, 1995 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1995 1.88 billion —
1996 1.52 billion -19.1%
1997 1.49 billion -1.9%
1998 2.10 billion +40.7%
1999 2.02 billion -4.0%
2000 2.32 billion +14.9%
2001 2.79 billion +20.6%
2002 2.54 billion -9.0%
2003 2.73 billion +7.5%
2004 3.11 billion +13.7%
2005 4.54 billion +46.1%
2006 5.15 billion +13.4%
2007 7.19 billion +39.6%
2008 8.57 billion +19.2%
2009 7.50 billion -12.5%
2010 8.24 billion +9.9%
2011 9.71 billion +17.8%
2012 10.16 billion +4.7%
2013 8.21 billion -19.2%
2014 9.28 billion +13.0%
2015 10.32 billion +11.2%
2016 11.94 billion +15.7%
2017 13.32 billion +11.5%
2018 16.31 billion +22.5%
2019 17.63 billion +8.1%
2020 9.12 billion -48.2%
2021 11.96 billion +31.1%
2022 11.44 billion -4.3%
2023 10.59 billion -7.5%
2024 18.04 billion +70.4%
2025 18.24 billion +1.1%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 18.24 billion is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.18 billion, 53% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 18.24 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.85 billion, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.80 billion 1.49 billion 2.10 billion 5
2000s 4.64 billion 2.32 billion 8.57 billion 10
2010s 11.51 billion 8.21 billion 17.63 billion 10
2020s 13.23 billion 9.12 billion 18.24 billion 6

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 69 Angola 20.18 billion compare
  2. 70 Argentina 19.21 billion compare
  3. 71 Oman 18.84 billion compare
  4. 73 Mauritius 17.86 billion compare
  5. 74 Jordan 17.48 billion compare
  6. 75 Lebanon 17.13 billion compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks in Bulgaria?
27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks in Bulgaria was 18.24 billion in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 18.24 billion in 2025.
What is the lowest 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.49 billion in 1997.
How does Bulgaria rank for 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks?
Bulgaria ranks 72nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,312 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the BIS locational banking statistics. Deposits with BIS reporting banks are shown in BIS publications as banks' liabilities to their creditors.