Bulgaria's debt for 2022 is 19.35 billion euros, or 22.6% of GDP, according to final data from the National Statistical Institute. The institutional sector "General government" reports a budget deficit of BGN -2.05 billion euros or -2.9% of GDP.
1 957 BGN (1001 EUR) is the median salary in the second quarter of the year - by 4% more compared to January-March and by 13% more compared to the same period last year, according to the National Statistical Institute. The largest increase in..
Bulgarian nationals' international travel increased by 16.1% in June compared to last year, according to a survey by the National Statistical Institute. Their total number amounted to 790 300. The highest number of travels was to Turkey - 214 900,..
In June, the monthly rate of change of consumer prices in Bulgaria was negative -0.4 per cent and the annual inflation rate for June 2023 against June 2022 was 8.7 per cent, the National Statistical Institute said. Deflation in the overall index..
In the first quarter of 2023, the average monthly salary in Bulgaria decreased by 2.5% as compared to the third trimester of 2022. Bulgaria’s capital Sofia tops the ranking with an average monthly salary of EUR 1,330.89, indicate data of the National..
Inflation in Bulgaria in April has gone down to 0.3% compared to March and to 11.6% compared to the same month last year, the National Statistical Institute said. Year-to-date inflation (January 2023-April 2023) is 3% and the average annual..
There is no statistical and demographic indicator to determine when a nation is on its way to extinction, Magdalena Kostova, director of the Demographic Research Directorate at the National Statistical Institute explains . At different times in..
According to the National Statistical Institute's traditional business climate survey, 30% of retailers believe prices will continue to rise over the next three months. Entrepreneurs in the four sectors monitored - retail, services, construction and..
In January, the country's business climate remained roughly at its December 2022 level , a survey conducted by the National Statistical Institute shows. More favourable business climate was reported in industry and retail, and some deterioration - in..
In 2021, the two-child family model remains the ideal childbearing pattern for women aged 15-49 and men aged 15-59 in Bulgaria (63.3%) . The opinion that the family should have three children (17.1%) comes second, followed by the one-child family (7.9%)...
