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 →
Bulgaria’s H1 2022 exports up 41%, imports 45.2% higher y/y
In the first half of 2022, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 45.75 billion leva, about 41 per cent more than in January – June 2021, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on August 10.... Read More →
Bulgaria’s GDP reached a Record 68 Billion Euros last year
Bulgaria‘s gross domestic product last year reached a record 68 billion euros, growing by 3.6% with inflation of 3.3 percent. The data are from the annual edition of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry “Bulgaria in Figures”. Inflation in our... Read More →
The Bulgarian industry reports another record in industrial production
In May, the Bulgarian industry reported another record in industrial production – again the highest production index was reported since data has been available. It is about real production, not turnover. There is also an acceleration of the real growth... Read More →
Bulgaria January-May 2022 Budget surplus at 605.1M BGN
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 605.1 million leva in the first five months of the year, or 0.4 per cent of this year’s estimated gross domestic product, exceeding the ministry’s forecast of 570 million leva... Read More →
4.3% unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2022
Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2022 was 4.3 per cent, unchanged from the previous month and down from 5.4 per cent in May 2021, according to seasonally-adjusted data released by EU statistics agency Eurostat on June 30. Eurostat said that... 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 →