Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 78.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Bulgaria, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Bulgaria is 78.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 124.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Bulgaria peaked at 78.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2004.
That places Bulgaria 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.3% | — |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +946.2% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +52.2% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +42.7% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 74.3% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 1.3% | 34.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 37.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 9 San Marino 92.6% compare
- 10 Türkiye 80.2% compare
- 11 Brazil 79.0% compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 76.8% compare
- 14 Seychelles 76.6% compare
- 15 Spain 68.6% compare
More private sector data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 53.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 48.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,511 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8979 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Bulgaria?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Bulgaria was 78.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2004.
- How does Bulgaria rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Bulgaria ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.