# Domestic credit to the private sector in Bulgaria

Domestic credit to the private sector in Bulgaria was 47.1% of GDP in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `private_sector_credit_gdp`
- Place id: `bg`
- Unit: % of GDP
- 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.
- Note: 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.
- Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/world-bank
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/domestic-credit-private-sector/bulgaria
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=private_sector_credit_gdp&place=bg

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 47.1 |
| 2023 | 45.3 |
| 2022 | 44.7 |
| 2021 | 48.2 |
| 2020 | 51.3 |
| 2019 | 49.8 |
| 2018 | 50.5 |
| 2017 | 49.8 |
| 2016 | 52 |
| 2015 | 54.8 |
| 2014 | 59.2 |
| 2013 | 66.2 |
| 2012 | 65.8 |
| 2011 | 65.3 |
| 2010 | 68.2 |
| 2009 | 69 |
| 2008 | 66.9 |
| 2007 | 58.5 |
| 2006 | 42.5 |
| 2005 | 39.1 |
| 2004 | 33.1 |
| 2003 | 25.9 |
| 2002 | 18.8 |
| 2001 | 14.3 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 1999 | 11.5 |
| 1998 | 8.9 |
| 1997 | 8.5 |
| 1996 | 50.7 |
| 1995 | 27.5 |
| 1994 | 49.3 |
| 1993 | 66.5 |
| 1992 | 74.9 |
| 1991 | 82.8 |