Foreign aid given to donor countries share in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Foreign aid given to donor countries share was 2.1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.1
Change on year
down 85.2%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
48.91
in 2022
All-time low
2.1
in 2024
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Foreign aid given to donor countries share in Bulgaria, 2016–2024

010203040502016202020242016: 12.52017: 6.82018: 6.72019: 6.62020: 5.62021: 7.12022: 48.92023: 14.12024: 2.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 2.1 for foreign aid given to donor countries share in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 85.2% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid given to donor countries share in Bulgaria peaked at 48.91 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2024.

That places Bulgaria 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Foreign aid given to donor countries share in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Foreign aid given to donor countries share in Bulgaria, 2016 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2016 12.52 —
2017 6.77 -46.0%
2018 6.72 -0.7%
2019 6.58 -2.1%
2020 5.62 -14.5%
2021 7.13 +26.8%
2022 48.91 +586.2%
2023 14.13 -71.1%
2024 2.1 -85.2%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 2.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.14, 26% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 2.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.15, 26% of the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.14 6.58 12.52 4
2020s 15.58 2.1 48.91 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 27 Portugal 4.02 compare
  2. 28 Estonia 3.03 compare
  3. 29 Sweden 2.68 compare
  4. 31 New Zealand 1.74 compare
  5. 32 Slovakia 0.5517 compare
  6. 33 Hungary 0.2449 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign aid given to donor countries share in Bulgaria?
Foreign aid given to donor countries share in Bulgaria was 2.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid given to donor countries share recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 48.91 in 2022.
What is the lowest foreign aid given to donor countries share recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for foreign aid given to donor countries share?
Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign aid given to donor countries share rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid given to donor countries share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign aid given to donor countries share
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
36 places, 470 data points, 2010–2024
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