Economic Indicators for Bulgaria


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance-0.24-0.654.81-25.74Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index151.67138.58151.670.02
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )9.4415.331,058.37-1.42Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate4.443.75291.063.75%
Interest rates-2.86-10.70139.96-69.11Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt30.2032.7566.4617.97% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )102.4585.46102.4568.11
Human Capital Index0.610.670.680.61Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered39,989.0039,544.0046,965.008,199.00Number
Time required to start a business23.0023.0056.0023.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse97.0097.00121.0097.00Days
Armed forces Personnel37,000.0037,000.00150,000.0031,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services61.8969.9869.9832.34Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services57.7868.8672.2122.92Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1029010210USD Billions
GDP Growth1.853.9310.94-14.12Percentage (%)
Hospital beds7.777.6610.496.07Per 1,000 people
Physicians4.173.974.172.10Per 1,000 people
Labor force3,090,044.003,213,429.003,940,304.003,090,044.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education1.871.598.841.59Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.781.582.291.09Total
Population7797Thousands