Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.7747 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Bulgaria, 1994–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Bulgaria stood at 0.7747.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Bulgaria peaked at 5.73 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2417, in 1994.
Bulgaria ranks 34th of 116 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.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.2417 | — |
| 1995 | 5.73 | +2271.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8891 | -84.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4807 | -45.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5907 | +22.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5826 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5751 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.537 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6627 | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6794 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6972 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5214 | -25.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5429 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6103 | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4988 | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7862 | +57.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6834 | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5317 | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6262 | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.579 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5762 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7528 | +30.6% |
| 2016 | 0.871 | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 0.83 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7562 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7374 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8452 | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 0.71 | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.864 | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7915 | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7747 | -2.1% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.7747 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 3.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.7747 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 3.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +2271.7% | 0.2417 | 5.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 | 0.2417 | 5.73 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6111 | 0.4988 | 0.7862 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6944 | 0.5317 | 0.871 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8431 | 0.71 | 1.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Bulgaria?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Bulgaria was 0.7747 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.73 in 1995.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2417 in 1994.
- How does Bulgaria rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Bulgaria ranks 34th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.