In 2023, the government budget deficit was 2% of GDP or €1.9 billion. This is indicated by the final data of the National Statistical Institute. This is a significant narrowing of the budget deficit compared to the previous 3 years. In 2020 it stood at 3.8% of GDP, in 2021 it reached 3.9% of GDP and in 2022 it shrank to 2.9% of GDP.
Bulgaria's public debt in 2023 amounted to EUR 21.439 billion or 22.9% of the country's GDP, after shrinking to 22.5% of GDP in 2022, the National Statistical Institute reports.This is one of the lowest debt ratios among EU countries.
Bulgaria’s state budget for 2025 does not add up. “The genie is out of the bottle – the state has never spent at such a pace,” warn financial experts. With only a few months left in the year, and despite the strenuous efforts of institutions such as the..
Bulgaria’s state gas supplier Bulgartransgaz has been “decapitalised” by a contract with Turkish company Botaş, Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov warned on Thursday, saying the deal could also threaten gas supplies to local district heating companies...
In the second quarter of the year, the average salary increased by 12% year over year, reaching €1,315.04. Borislav Gutsanov, the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, announced this information after today's meeting of the National Council for..
The annual growth of Bulgaria's gross domestic product will remain above 3% in the period 2025-2027 , according to a report by commercial credit insurer..
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