Bulgaria, a former communist country that entered the EU in 2007, has an open economy that historically has demonstrated strong growth, but its per-capita income remains the lowest among EU members and its reliance on energy imports and foreign demand for its exports makes its growth sensitive to external market conditions. The government undertook significant structural economic reforms in the 1990s to move the economy from a centralized, planned economy to a more liberal, market-driven economy. These reforms included privatization of state-owned enterprises, liberalization...
GDP | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
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Real Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2023 Q4 | 5,037 | 5,015 | Mil. Ch. 2015 BGN, WDASA | Quarterly |
Real Gross Domestic Product | 2023 Q4 | 27,843 | 27,713 | Mil. Ch. 2015 BGN, WDASA | Quarterly |
Investment | 2023 Q4 | 8,912 | 8,221 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Nominal Gross Domestic Product | 2023 Q4 | 46,786 | 45,469 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Nominal Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2022 Q2 | 6,009 | 5,635 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Government Consumption | 2017 Q1 | 3,701 | 4,483 | Mil. BGJ | Quarterly |
Price | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Mar 2024 | 9,552 | 9,535 | Index 1995=100, NSA | Monthly |
Producer Price Index (PPI) | Jan 2024 | 160.74 | 163.67 | 2010=100, NSA | Monthly |
Wholesale Price Index | 2016 | 105.45 | 108.79 | Index 2010 = 100 | Annual |
Labor | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Total Employment Non-Ag | 2023 Q4 | 3,512 | 3,447 | Ths. #, SA | Quarterly |
Labor Force | 2023 Q4 | 3,049 | 3,089 | Ths. #, NSA | Quarterly |
Unemployment Rate | 2023 Q4 | 4.22 | 4.05 | %, NSA | Quarterly |
Unemployment | 2023 Q4 | 128.6 | 125 | Ths. #, NSA | Quarterly |
Labor Force Employment | 2023 Q4 | 2,920 | 2,964 | Ths. #, NSA | Quarterly |
Primary Industries Employment | 2022 Q2 | 518.6 | 543.1 | Ths. #, SA | Quarterly |
Agriculture Employment | 2017 | 202,991 | 221,035 | # | Annual |
Wage & Salaries | 2016 | 5,587,504,000 | 5,703,468,000 | NCU | Annual |
Trade | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Balance of Goods | Feb 2024 | 174.55 | -64.18 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Current Account Balance | Feb 2024 | 539.35 | 33.75 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Imports of Goods | Feb 2024 | 7,376 | 7,109 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Exports of Goods | Feb 2024 | 6,588 | 6,113 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Real Exports of Goods and Services | 2023 Q4 | 19,139 | 18,882 | Mil. Ch. 2015 BGN, WDASA | Quarterly |
Net Exports | 2023 Q4 | -560.57 | 3,615 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Net Exports | 2023 Q4 | -1,548 | -992.63 | Mil. Ch. 2015 BGN, WDASA | Quarterly |
Exports of Goods and Services | 2022 Q2 | 30,523 | 26,746 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Imports of Goods and Services | 2022 Q2 | 28,657 | 25,967 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Real Imports of Goods and Services | 2019 Q2 | 15,177 | 15,974 | Mil. Ch. 2010 BGN, WDASA | Quarterly |
Government | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Outstanding Public Debt | Feb 2024 | 41,210 | 41,254 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Outstanding Public Debt - Domestic | Feb 2024 | 10,669 | 10,674 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Outstanding Public Debt - Foreign | Feb 2024 | 30,540 | 30,579 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Monthly |
Gross External Debt | Jan 2024 | 44,961 | 45,413 | Mil. EUR, NSA | Monthly |
Government Revenues | 2023 Q4 | 20,835 | 17,003 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Quarterly |
Government Expenditures | 2023 Q4 | 22,035 | 17,961 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Quarterly |
Government Budget Balance | 2023 Q4 | -1,199 | -958.46 | Mil. BGN, NSA | Quarterly |
Markets | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Stock Market Index | 25 Apr 2024 | 815.26 | 816.99 | Index, NSA | Daily |
Money Market Rate | Feb 2024 | 3.87 | 3.86 | % in Lev, NSA | Monthly |
Average Long-term Government Bond | Oct 2022 | 4.31 | 3.01 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Lending Rate | May 2017 | 0 | 0 | % - End of period | Monthly |
Treasury Bills (over 31 days) | Jun 2015 | 0.4 | 0.36 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Real Estate | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Residential Building Completions | 2023 Q4 | 1,529 | 1,239 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Building Permits | 2023 Q4 | 1,283 | 3,385 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Non-residential Building Permits | 2023 Q4 | 1,283 | 1,278 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
House Price Index | 2023 Q4 | 192.78 | 190.48 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Quarterly |
House Price Index for New Homes | 2023 Q4 | 179.02 | 179.31 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Quarterly |
House Price Index for Existing Homes | 2023 Q4 | 201.32 | 197.21 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Quarterly |
Residential Building Permits | 2023 Q3 | 2,107 | 2,035 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Dwelling Stocks | 2022 | 4,282,656 | 4,001,873 | # | Annual |
Consumer | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Confidence | 2024 Q1 | -15.5 | -22.2 | Balance of opinion, NSA | Quarterly |
Retail Sales | Feb 2024 | 189.24 | 192.26 | Index 2015=100, NSA | Monthly |
Real Retail Sales | Feb 2024 | 132.89 | 135.55 | Vol. Index 2015=100, NSA | Monthly |
Personal Income | 2023 Q4 | 2,866 | 2,873 | BGN, NSA | Quarterly |
Business | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Capacity Utilization | 2024 Q1 | 73.3 | 74.4 | %, SA | Quarterly |
Business Confidence | Mar 2024 | 32 | 36.1 | Balance of opinion, NSA | Monthly |
Industrial Production | Dec 2023 | 124.66 | 125.98 | 2010=100, NSA | Monthly |
Real Change in Inventories | 2022 Q2 | 2,109 | 2,591 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Change in Inventories | 2022 Q2 | 2,109 | 2,591 | Mil. BGN, SA | Quarterly |
Demographics | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Population | 2022 | 6,447,710 | 6,838,937 | # | Annual |
Net Migration | 2017 | -24,001 | # | Annual |