External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -0.847 | 1.274 | 1.233 | 0.000 | 3.062 | 3.307 | 0.946 | 1.866 | 0.040 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Bulgarian Lev | | 1.522 | 1.473 | 1.474 | 1.763 | 1.769 | 1.736 | 1.657 | 1.747 | 1.716 |
Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar | | 0.657 | 0.679 | 0.679 | 0.567 | 0.566 | 0.577 | 0.604 | 0.572 | 0.583 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 26 948 696 760.349 | 29 544 412 118.329 | 30 466 561 461.409 | 32 428 994 219.210 | 35 221 883 399.931 | 37 245 993 264.299 | 37 894 312 141.608 | 39 398 904 445.968 | 35 312 781 950.732 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 27 390 520 821.010 | 29 291 744 722.189 | 30 499 921 236.408 | 32 203 787 098.631 | 34 417 343 303.009 | 36 673 575 127.774 | 38 037 697 381.270 | 39 787 292 370.944 | 36 878 867 231.737 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 27 832 344 881.671 | 29 039 077 326.048 | 30 533 281 011.407 | 31 978 579 978.052 | 33 612 803 206.087 | 36 101 156 991.250 | 38 181 082 620.932 | 40 175 680 295.920 | 38 444 952 512.742 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 27.279 | 26.361 | 31.405 | 27.902 | 33.247 | 30.730 | 29.683 | 30.189 | 32.737 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 24.145 | 24.736 | 34.950 | 32.721 | 37.657 | 34.284 | 30.884 | 29.161 | 34.799 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -0.806 | -0.727 | -5.381 | -1.859 | 0.318 | 1.624 | 1.727 | 2.144 | -3.807 |
General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -0.136 | -0.049 | -4.757 | -1.195 | 0.903 | 2.167 | 2.188 | 2.470 | -3.619 |
Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 16.579 | 16.995 | 27.006 | 25.922 | 29.103 | 25.109 | 22.113 | 20.008 | 24.561 |
Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.005 | -0.017 | 0.013 | -0.002 | 0.001 | 0.011 | 0.019 | 0.003 | -0.015 |
Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Bulgarian Lev, 2015 | | 47 494 500 000.000 | 52 069 200 000.000 | 53 694 400 000.000 | 57 153 000 000.000 | 62 075 200 000.000 | 65 642 500 000.000 | 66 785 100 000.000 | 69 436 800 000.000 | 62 235 400 000.000 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Bulgarian Lev, 2015 | | 7 125 700 000.000 | 7 112 400 000.000 | 7 193 200 000.000 | 7 177 100 000.000 | 7 309 100 000.000 | 7 524 800 000.000 | 7 993 400 000.000 | 8 234 200 000.000 | 9 036 900 000.000 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Bulgarian Lev, 2015 | | 18 356 500 000.000 | 17 379 200 000.000 | 18 573 400 000.000 | 18 809 900 000.000 | 17 960 000 000.000 | 19 122 200 000.000 | 21 117 200 000.000 | 21 945 300 000.000 | 20 888 700 000.000 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Bulgarian Lev | | 82 642 800 000.000 | 82 253 400 000.000 | 84 147 700 000.000 | 89 571 400 000.000 | 95 349 400 000.000 | 102 683 000 000.000 | 109 915 600 000.000 | 120 342 000 000.000 | 120 492 400 000.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 127 125 445 014.133 | 126 435 462 713.134 | 127 635 822 697.383 | 131 972 412 290.658 | 135 966 736 480.299 | 139 700 272 996.916 | 143 465 045 099.228 | 149 254 089 427.342 | 143 334 503 925.048 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 48 950 237 781.087 | 48 684 556 919.990 | 49 146 761 057.371 | 50 816 584 842.265 | 52 354 617 757.988 | 53 792 233 179.766 | 55 241 876 007.599 | 57 470 974 174.020 | 55 191 610 527.580 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Bulgarian Lev, 2015 | | 86 281 700 000.000 | 85 813 400 000.000 | 86 628 100 000.000 | 89 571 400 000.000 | 92 282 400 000.000 | 94 816 400 000.000 | 97 371 600 000.000 | 101 300 700 000.000 | 97 283 000 000.000 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Bulgarian Lev, 2015 | | 17 493 900 000.000 | 17 589 200 000.000 | 18 201 000 000.000 | 18 684 400 000.000 | 17 446 300 000.000 | 18 010 000 000.000 | 18 983 200 000.000 | 19 843 000 000.000 | 19 961 000 000.000 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Bulgarian Lev, 2015 | | 49 057 600 000.000 | 51 184 600 000.000 | 53 818 300 000.000 | 56 365 800 000.000 | 59 246 300 000.000 | 63 632 300 000.000 | 67 298 400 000.000 | 70 814 100 000.000 | 67 763 500 000.000 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.020 | 0.031 | -0.013 | 0.011 | 0.023 | -0.007 | -0.024 | -0.007 | -0.040 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Bulgarian Lev, 2015 | | 55 451 400 000.000 | 53 309 000 000.000 | 54 039 800 000.000 | 55 563 000 000.000 | 56 766 500 000.000 | 58 215 800 000.000 | 60 379 400 000.000 | 63 978 000 000.000 | 63 617 900 000.000 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Core inflation | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.031 | -0.002 | -1.640 | -0.604 | -1.008 | -0.496 | 2.075 | 1.839 | 1.210 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | 2.038 | 9.632 | 3.121 | 6.441 | 8.612 | 5.747 | 1.741 | 3.970 | -10.371 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | -3.454 | -0.187 | 1.136 | -0.224 | 1.839 | 2.951 | 6.227 | 3.012 | 9.748 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.112 | 0.072 | 1.341 | 2.948 | 3.323 | 4.813 | 4.235 | 5.239 | 4.260 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | 1.869 | -0.471 | 2.303 | 6.445 | 6.451 | 7.691 | 7.044 | 9.486 | 0.125 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.749 | -0.543 | 0.949 | 3.398 | 3.027 | 2.746 | 2.695 | 4.035 | -3.966 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.821 | 0.545 | 3.478 | 2.656 | -6.626 | 3.231 | 5.404 | 4.529 | 0.595 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 | | 2.955 | 0.890 | -1.418 | -0.105 | -0.799 | 2.062 | 2.815 | 3.104 | 1.672 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | 5.379 | 4.336 | 5.145 | 4.734 | 5.110 | 7.403 | 5.761 | 5.224 | -4.308 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 3.731 | -3.864 | 1.371 | 2.819 | 2.166 | 2.553 | 3.717 | 5.960 | -0.563 |
Household sector accounts | Net disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Bulgarian Lev | | 49 786 000 000.000 | 50 413 000 000.000 | 50 672 000 000.000 | 52 706 000 000.000 | 55 186 000 000.000 | 59 213 000 000.000 | 64 678 202 979.343 | 69 927 508 759.589 | 74 063 490 897.393 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2015 | | 1.006 | 1.015 | 1.001 | 1.000 | 0.992 | 1.012 | 1.041 | 1.073 | 1.091 |
Core inflation index | Index, 2015 | | 1.023 | 1.023 | 1.006 | 1.000 | 0.990 | 0.985 | 1.005 | 1.024 | 1.036 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 1.050 | 1.020 | 1.012 | 1.000 | 0.981 | 1.048 | 1.081 | 1.108 | 1.087 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 0.958 | 0.959 | 0.971 | 1.000 | 1.033 | 1.083 | 1.129 | 1.188 | 1.239 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 1.072 | 1.047 | 1.027 | 1.000 | 0.949 | 1.012 | 1.032 | 1.032 | 0.964 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Bulgarian Lev | | 0.693 | 0.680 | 0.661 | 0.679 | 0.667 | 0.676 | 0.680 | 0.686 | 0.687 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons | | 3 344 300.000 | 3 371 200.000 | 3 365 900.000 | 3 336 950.000 | 3 264 050.000 | 3 357 200.000 | 3 325 975.000 | 3 375 925.000 | 3 290 375.000 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 2 933 950.000 | 2 934 925.000 | 2 981 375.000 | 3 031 850.000 | 3 016 775.000 | 3 150 250.000 | 3 152 650.000 | 3 233 125.000 | 3 121 725.000 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 12.270 | 12.941 | 11.424 | 9.143 | 7.576 | 6.164 | 5.211 | 4.230 | 5.126 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 4.498 | 3.473 | 3.348 | 2.492 | 2.272 | 1.603 | 0.893 | 0.429 | 0.254 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 2.252 | 1.138 | 0.778 | 0.543 | 0.153 | 0.095 | -0.187 | -0.454 | -0.554 |