Economy of Bulgaria

Imports

Imports commoditiesmachinery and equipment; metals and ores; chemicals and plastics; fuels, minerals, and raw materials

Import partnersRussia 20.9%, Germany 11.3%, Italy 6.7%, Romania 6.6%, Greece 6.1%, Turkey 4.6%, Spain 4.5% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiesclothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels

Export partnersGermany 10.4%, Turkey 9.1%, Italy 8.7%, Romania 8.2%, Greece 7.3%, France 4% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productsvegetables, fruits, tobacco, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets; livestock

Industrial productselectricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel

Economy

Unemployment Rate (not seasonally adjusted)13.1 % (2013-11)12.8 % (2013-10)12.1 % (2013-09)11.9 % (2013-08)12.1 % (2013-07)12.4 % (2013-06)

Unemployment Rate (not seasonally adjusted) of Bulgaria

Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted)11.9 % (2014-05)11.9 % (2014-04)12.1 % (2014-03)12.2 % (2014-02)12.5 % (2014-01)12.8 % (2013-12)12.9 % (2013-11)13.0 % (2013-10)12.8 % (2013-09)12.7 % (2013-08)12.8 % (2013-07)12.9 % (2013-06)

Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted) of Bulgaria

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold20.7 Billion $ (2013)20.5 Billion $ (2012)17.3 Billion $ (2011)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold of Bulgaria

Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices-1.80 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-05)-1.30 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-04)-2.00 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-03)-2.10 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-02)-1.40 Percentage change m/m-12 (2014-01)-0.90 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-12)-1.00 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-11)-1.10 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-10)-1.30 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-09)-0.70 Percentage change m/m-12 (2013-08)

Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices of Bulgaria

Inflation1.50 % (2013)3.00 % (2012)4.20 % (2011)

Unemployment11.6 % (2013)11.1 % (2012)9.60 % (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate53.7 Billion $ (2013)50.3 Billion $ (2012)53.5 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Official Exchange Rate of Bulgaria

GDP growth rate0.50 % (2013)0.80 % (2012)1.70 % (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP)14,400 $ (2013)14,100 $ (2012)14,000 $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity105 Billion $ (2013)103 Billion $ (2012)103 Billion $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity of Bulgaria

GDP PPP per land area943 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2013)926 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2012)926 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2011)

Electricity

Electricity - installed generating capacity10.0 Million kW

Banking

Central bank discount rate0.03 % (2012)0.22 % (2011)20.0 % (2010)

Commercial bank prime lending rate9.10 % (2013)9.72 % (2012)10.6 % (2011)

Commercial bank prime lending rate of Bulgaria

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP6.70 % (2013)6.70 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP30.3 % (2013)30.3 % (2012)

Services % of GDP63.0 % (2013)63.0 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals6.54 Million (2012)6.33 Million (2011)6.05 Million (2010)

International tourism, number of departures3.76 Million (2012)3.80 Million (2011)3.68 Million (2010)

International tourism, number of departures of Bulgaria

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio92.9 % (2012)89.2 % (2011)81.8 % (2010)

Yearly Tourist arrivals to residents ratio of Bulgaria

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Public debt (Percentage of GDP)18.4 % of GDP (2013)16.3 % of GDP (2012)16.3 % of GDP (2011)

Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Bulgaria

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-0.50 % of GDP

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-1.43 % of GDP (2012)0.25 % of GDP (2011)-1.67 % of GDP (2010)

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Bulgaria

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)103 % of GNI (2012)92.6 % of GNI (2011)106 % of GNI (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI) of Bulgaria

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)27.1 % of total external debt (2012)27.3 % of total external debt (2011)31.4 % of total external debt (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt) of Bulgaria

Current Account Balance (Total)-182.30 Million $ (2013)-669.50 Million $ (2012)502 Million $ (2011)

Current Account Balance (Total) of Bulgaria

External Debt (Total)37.9 Billion $ (2013)36.5 Billion $ (2012)47.6 Billion $ (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)70.5 % of GDP (2013)72.6 % of GDP (2012)88.9 % of GDP (2011)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Bulgaria

External Debt per Capita5,421 $ (2013)5,189 $ (2012)6,712 $ (2011)