Bank loans per capita rose 22.7% to USD 5,292 in Bulgaria in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans per capita in Bulgaria reached an all time high of USD 5,471 in 2013 and an all time low of USD 112 in 1997. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, bank loans per capita in Greece amounted to USD 24,069 , USD 2,833 in Romania, USD 2,987 in Serbia and USD 7,583 in Turkey in 2017.
Bulgaria has been ranked 43rd within the group of 107 countries we follow in terms of bank loans per capita, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans Per Capita (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | USD | 1,490 | 1,498 | 1,728 | 1,694 | 1,900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | USD | 2,419 | 2,405 | 2,944 | ... | 3,521 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | USD | 4,013 | 4,313 | 5,292 | 4,862 | 5,209 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Croatia | USD | 7,538 | 7,139 | 8,142 | 9,047 | 9,408 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Greece | USD | 21,698 | 19,900 | 24,069 | 15,893 | 15,536 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | USD | 4,732 | 4,584 | 5,495 | 6,912 | 8,892 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | USD | ... | ... | ... | 1,858 | 2,225 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Iraq | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Macedonia | USD | 2,356 | 2,311 | 2,803 | 2,878 | 2,984 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | USD | 568 | 517 | 596 | 767 | 880 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | USD | 2,451 | 2,405 | 2,833 | 2,811 | 2,912 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | USD | 2,425 | 2,460 | 2,987 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Turkey | USD | 7,069 | 6,798 | 7,583 | ... | 5,821 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | USD | ... | ... | ... | 972 | 868 | 878 | ... | 983 |
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