Bulgaria recorded a Current Account deficit of 1 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Current Account to GDP in Bulgaria averaged -3.26 percent of GDP from 1980 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 4.00 percent of GDP in 1997 and a record low of -24.10 percent of GDP in 1993. source: Bulgarian National Bank

Current Account to GDP in Bulgaria is expected to reach -1.20 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Bulgaria Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -1.10 percent of GDP in 2026 and -1.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Capital Flows -698.00 -210.00 EUR Million Jun 2025
Current Account 208.10 -202.80 EUR Million Jun 2025
Current Account to GDP -1.00 -0.30 percent of GDP Dec 2024
External Debt 53030.00 51586.30 EUR Million Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment -359.60 270.50 EUR Million Jun 2025
Remittances 124.80 141.50 EUR Million Jun 2025



Bulgaria Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.00 -0.30 4.00 -24.10 1980 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly