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Domestic credit to the private sector in Bulgaria

Domestic credit to the private sector in Bulgaria was 47.1% of GDP in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.7 pts from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, % of GDP47.1
Change on 2023+1.7 pts
Rank18th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high82.81991
Series low8.51997

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Domestic credit to the private sector in Bulgaria, 1991 to 2024

02040608010019911996200120062011201620241991: 82.8 % of GDP1992: 74.9 % of GDP1993: 66.5 % of GDP1994: 49.3 % of GDP1995: 27.5 % of GDP1996: 50.7 % of GDP1997: 8.5 % of GDP1998: 8.9 % of GDP1999: 11.5 % of GDP2000: 12 % of GDP2001: 14.3 % of GDP2002: 18.8 % of GDP2003: 25.9 % of GDP2004: 33.1 % of GDP2005: 39.1 % of GDP2006: 42.5 % of GDP2007: 58.5 % of GDP2008: 66.9 % of GDP2009: 69 % of GDP2010: 68.2 % of GDP2011: 65.3 % of GDP2012: 65.8 % of GDP2013: 66.2 % of GDP2014: 59.2 % of GDP2015: 54.8 % of GDP2016: 52 % of GDP2017: 49.8 % of GDP2018: 50.5 % of GDP2019: 49.8 % of GDP2020: 51.3 % of GDP2021: 48.2 % of GDP2022: 44.7 % of GDP2023: 45.3 % of GDP2024: 47.1 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 34 values
Period% of GDP
202447.1
202345.3
202244.7
202148.2
202051.3
201949.8
201850.5
201749.8
201652
201554.8
201459.2
201366.2
201265.8
201165.3
201068.2
200969
200866.9
200758.5
200642.5
200539.1
200433.1
200325.9
200218.8
200114.3
200012
199911.5
19988.9
19978.5
199650.7
199527.5
199449.3
199366.5
199274.9
199182.8

Rankings

Definition

Financial corporations' claims on the private sector, including loans, non-equity securities and trade credit, as a percentage of GDP. Some countries include credit to public enterprises.

Can include central banks, deposit banks and other financial corporations, so it is not a bank-loans-only measure. A published zero is valid. The latest year varies by country.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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APA 7

World Bank. (2026). Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS) (Domestic credit to the private sector, Bulgaria, 1991 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS

MLA 9

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS), Domestic credit to the private sector, Bulgaria, 1991 to 2024. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/domestic-credit-private-sector/bulgaria. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

World Bank. 2026. Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Domestic credit to the private sector, Bulgaria, 1991 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/domestic-credit-private-sector/bulgaria.

Harvard

World Bank (2026) Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS), Domestic credit to the private sector, Bulgaria, 1991 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/domestic-credit-private-sector/bulgaria (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Domestic credit to private sector (\% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS): Domestic credit to the private sector, Bulgaria, 1991 to 2024}},
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  url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the domestic credit to the private sector in Bulgaria?

Domestic credit to the private sector in Bulgaria was 47.1% of GDP in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.7 pts from 2023. That is the 18th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest domestic credit to the private sector in Bulgaria?

82.8% of GDP in 1991, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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