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Bulgaria’s exports in January – May 2025 down 4.7%, imports up 3.2% y/y

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – May 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 33 015.9 million

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Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in May 2025 was 3.5%

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The unemployment rate in Bulgaria in May 2025 was 3.5 per cent, up from 3.4 per cent in April 2025

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Bulgaria records 2.61B leva Budget deficit in January-May 2025

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 2.61 billion leva in the first five months of the

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-April 2025 was 1.11B euro

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of the year stood at 1.11 billion euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria records 3.7% annual inflation in May

June 16, 2025June 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.7 per cent inflation in May, up from 3.5 per cent recorded a

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – April 2025 down 4.8%, imports up 4.8% y/y

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

In January – April 2025, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 26 498.4 million

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Bulgaria records 1.91B leva Budget deficit in January-April 2025

June 10, 2025June 10, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget deficit of 1.91 billion leva in the first four months of the

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Bulgaria reports 0.6% economic growth in Q1 2025

June 6, 2025June 6, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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EC, ECB convergence reports say Bulgaria ready to join euro area on January 1 2026

June 4, 2025July 22, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission (EC) and European Central Bank (ECB) convergence reports published on June 4 concluded that Bulgaria meets the

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