World Bank says Bulgaria’s economy grew by 3.1% in 2022
Bulgaria’s economy is projected to have grown by 3.1 per cent in 2022, the World Bank said in its January 2023 Global Economic Prospects report, which forecast 1.7 per cent growth in 2023. The figure for 2022 is up compared... Read More →
FDI in Bulgaria in January-September 2022 was 1.47B EUR
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first nine months of 2022 stood at 1.47 billion euro, the equivalent of 1.9 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), statistics from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) showed on November 18.... Read More →
The Bulgarian economy grew by 0.6% in Q3 2022
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.6 %in the third quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a flash estimate on November 15. In real terms, gross domestic product (GDP) in Bulgaria in July-September was 44.54 billion leva,... Read More →
Bulgaria reports 0.8% economic growth in Q2 2022
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on September 7. The figure fell short of NSI’s earlier flash estimate of 1.1 per... Read More →
Bulgaria January-July 2022 Budget surplus at 1.52B BGN
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 1.52 billion leva in the first seven months of the year, or one per cent of this year’s estimated gross domestic product, falling short of the ministry’s forecast of 1.56... Read More →
Bulgaria: The Economy Grew by nearly 5% before the Start of Summer
In the April-June period, the economy grew by 4.8% compared to the second quarter of the previous year, NSI reported. Compared to the first three months of the year, the gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.1%. This is shown by the seasonally adjusted data... Read More →
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 →
Increase in Exports from Bulgaria by over 27% up until April
In the first four months of the year, Bulgaria‘s exports outside the European Union increased by 27.5% compared to the same period in 2021 and amounted to BGN 9.224 billion. Bulgaria‘s main trade partners are Turkey, Serbia, USA, North Macedonia, United Kingdom, China and Egypt, which... 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 →
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 →