Foreign exchange reserves excluding gold rose 4.02% to USD 36.8 bil in Bulgaria in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign exchange reserves excluding gold in Bulgaria reached an all time high of USD 36.8 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 0.311 bil in 1991. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, foreign exchange reserves excluding gold in Greece amounted to USD 7.77 bil, USD 45.8 bil in Romania, USD 16.4 bil in Serbia and USD 71.0 bil in Turkey in 2021.
Bulgaria has been ranked 44th within the group of 133 countries we follow in terms of foreign exchange reserves excluding gold, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Exchange Reserves, Excluding Gold (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 bil | 3.08 | 3.05 | 3.52 | 3.83 | 3.63 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | USD bil | 4.69 | 5.03 | 6.35 | 6.69 | 7.06 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | USD bil | 20.8 | 23.7 | 26.7 | 27.0 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | USD bil | 15.0 | 14.2 | 18.8 | 20.0 | 20.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | USD bil | 2.19 | 2.70 | 3.10 | 2.92 | 2.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | USD bil | 33.0 | 25.8 | 27.9 | 30.1 | 30.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Iraq | USD bil | 50.9 | 42.0 | 45.6 | 60.8 | 63.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | USD bil | 2.24 | 2.50 | 2.51 | 3.00 | 3.31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | USD bil | 1.75 | 2.20 | 2.80 | 2.99 | 3.06 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | USD bil | 35.2 | 36.1 | 40.1 | 37.9 | 36.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | USD bil | 10.7 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | USD bil | 92.9 | 90.9 | 84.1 | 72.9 | 78.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | USD bil | 12.4 | 14.6 | 17.7 | 19.8 | 24.1 |
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