Skip to content
The Sofia Globe

The Sofia Globe

Bulgaria’s independent English-language news and features website.

  • Bulgaria
  • Europe
  • World
  • Business
  • Perspectives
  • People
  • Leisure
  • Sport
  • Videos

macroeconomic indicators

Business 

Bulgaria records 2.8% economic growth in 2024

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 2.8 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said

Read more
Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament approves draft 2025 Budget package at first reading

March 6, 2025March 7, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed the 2025 Budget Act at first reading in the early hours of March 6, with 152

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria records 563.9 million leva Budget surplus in January 2025

March 5, 2025April 2, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has recorded a consolidated Budget surplus of 563.9 million leva in the first month of the year,

Read more
Business 

Eurostat: Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2025 was 3.9%

March 4, 2025March 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in January 2025 was 3.9 per cent, down from four per cent in December 2024 and from

Read more
Business 

FDI in Bulgaria in 2024 was 1.5B euro – central bank data

February 18, 2025February 18, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2024 stood at 1.5 billion euro, the equivalent of 1.5 per cent of the

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria records 3.7% annual inflation in January

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 3.7 per cent inflation in January, up from 2.2 per cent a month

Read more
Business 

Bulgarian economy grew by 0.8% in Q4 2024 – flash estimate

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in 2024 fell 3.3%, imports rose 0.3%

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

In 2024, the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 84 047.2 million leva, 3.3 per

Read more
Business 

Bulgaria ends 2024 with 3.0% consolidated Budget deficit

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

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget deficit for the full year 2024 was 6.14 billion leva, on

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
Become a patron

  • Editor's pick

  • Popular

  • Recent

Editor's pick
  • June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Jazz under the stars on the Devetashko Plateau being held from June 26 – 28
  • June 18, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Radev threatens Bulgarian veto if Russian Patriarch remains on proposed EU sanctions list
  • May 12, 2026May 18, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Bulgaria’s Radev Cabinet: meet the ministers
Popular
  • Bulgaria's Tourism Minister gloomy about lack of tourists as summer season starts
    June 14, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Sharp criticism for Bulgarian PM Radev's party as Sofia Pride 2026 celebrated
    June 13, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Bulgaria's Foreign Minister confirms government opposes some proposed sanctions on Russia
    June 17, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • European Parliament approves AI Act amendments, 'nudifier' ban
    June 16, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
  • Radev threatens Bulgarian veto if Russian Patriarch remains on proposed EU sanctions list
    June 18, 2026, by The Sofia Globe staff
Recent
  • June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EC greenlights Bulgaria’s fourth payment request under NextGenerationEU
  • June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Radev and Zelenskyy hold talks during European Council meeting
  • June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    EU leaders reaffirm ‘firm and unwavering’ support for Ukraine
  • June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Jazz under the stars on the Devetashko Plateau being held from June 26 – 28
  • June 18, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff
    Radev threatens Bulgarian veto if Russian Patriarch remains on proposed EU sanctions list

Help support the Globe

The Sofia Globe team can testify that upholding the globe is reminiscent of the work of Atlas.
Please support us in continuing to offer - as we set out to do when we launched in June 2012 - journalism that is truly independent and informed. All donations are gratefully received as we put in place our plans to grow in the years ahead.

Sign up for The Sofia Globe bulletin

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.


About Us: The Sofia Globe

The Sofia Globe provides news, features, insight and analysis about Bulgaria, Central and Eastern Europe and the wider world according to the high professional standards of independence and objectivity that we have set ourselves in our Editorial Charter. Read more about us.

Contacts

For editorial, advertising and general inquiries, please e-mail [email protected].

Legal Notice Действителен собственик на настоящото издание е Клайв Левиев-Сойър.

June 2026
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930  
« May    
  • About Us
  • Editorial staff
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2026 The Sofia Globe. All rights reserved.
Developed by SymbiOpen.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.