FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2022 was 653.2M euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of the year stood at 653.2 million euro, the equivalent of 0.9 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), statistics from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) showed on June... Read More →
Bulgaria reports 0.8% economic growth in Q1 2022
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on June 8. The figure fell short of NSI’s earlier flash estimate of one per... Read More →
Decline in Industrial Production in the EU in March but Increase in Bulgaria
Industrial production in the Eurozone and across the EU contracted sharply in March as a result of the negative effects of the war in Ukraine, according to the latest Eurostat data. Within Bulgaria, however, production in March marked a solid rebound, placing our country at the forefront of the... Read More →
Bulgaria Q1 2022 Budget surplus at 298 000 000 BGN
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 298 million leva in the first quarter of the year, or 0.2 per cent of this year’s estimated gross domestic product, exceeding the ministry’s forecast of 231 million leva issued... Read More →
Bulgaria’s exports in first two months of 2022 up 31% y/y
In January – February 2022, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria added up to 12.8 billion leva, 31 per cent more than in the first two months of 2021, according to preliminary data posted on April 13... Read More →
Bulgaria January-February 2022 Budget surplus at 713.3M leva
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 713.3 million leva in the first two months of the year, or 0.5 per cent of this year’s estimated gross domestic product, exceeding the ministry’s forecast of 697 million leva... Read More →
Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2022 was 5.6% down from 6% in February 2021
Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2022 was 5.6 per cent, down from six per cent in February 2021 and unchanged from January 2022, according to seasonally-adjusted figures published by EU statistics agency Eurostat on March 31. The February 2022 figure... Read More →
Bulgaria records 4.2% economic growth in 2021
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 4.2 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said on March 8. In real terms, gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 was 132.7 billion leva in current prices, or... Read More →
Bulgaria records 937M leva Budget surplus in January 2022
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 937 million leva in the first month of the year, or 0.7 per cent of this year’s estimated gross domestic product, just short of the ministry’s forecast of 940 million... Read More →
Bulgarian economy grew by 1.0% in Q4 2021
Bulgaria’s economy grew by one per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a flash estimate on February 16. In real terms, gross domestic product (GDP) in Bulgaria in October-December 2021 was... Read More →