🇧🇬 Bulgaria National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Bulgaria government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $46.6 billion, growing at $290 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 30%. Per-citizen share: $7,321.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Bulgaria ranks 117th by debt-to-GDP, 83rd by total debt and 63rd by debt per person.
About Bulgaria's National Debt
Bulgaria has one of the lowest debt ratios in the EU, the product of two decades of a currency board and conservative budgets; it adopted the euro on 1 January 2026.
Bulgaria's debt-to-GDP ratio of 30% is low by international standards: higher than 12% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Bulgaria ranks 83rd of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $290 per second, Bulgaria adds about $25 million to its government debt every day — roughly $9.1 billion per year. Each of Bulgaria's 6 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $7,321. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Bulgaria National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bulgaria's national debt right now?
Bulgaria's national debt is approximately $46.6 billion as of October 28, 2026, growing at $290 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 30% and each citizen's share is about $7,321.
How fast is Bulgaria's debt growing?
Bulgaria's government debt is growing at approximately $290 per second — about $25 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Bulgaria's debt per capita?
Each of Bulgaria's 6 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $7,321 of the national debt.
What is Bulgaria's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Bulgaria's debt-to-GDP ratio is 30%. That is higher than 12% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Bulgaria's government debt at this level?
Bulgaria has one of the lowest debt ratios in the EU, the product of two decades of a currency board and conservative budgets; it adopted the euro on 1 January 2026.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 39,114,890,136 + 290 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=bg (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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