Bulgaria - Key Economic Indicators
|
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
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| GDP. nominal |
BGN mn |
880.3 |
1748.7 |
17055.2 |
21577 |
22776.4 |
25453.6 |
28400 f. |
| Gross industrial production |
% annual change |
4.5 |
5.1 |
-5.4 |
-7.9 |
-9.3 |
5.8 |
2 |
| Gross fixed capital formation |
% annual change |
16.1 |
-21.2 |
-23.9 |
32.9 |
25.3 |
8.2 |
10.0 |
| Budget deficit/GDP |
% |
-6.6 |
-10.9 |
-3.9 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
-0.9 |
-1.5 |
| Consumer prices |
% change p.a. |
62.1 |
121.6 |
1058.4 |
18.7 |
2.6 |
10.3 |
7.4 |
| Producer prices in industry |
% change p.a. |
53.4 |
130 |
971.1 |
16.5 |
3.1 |
17.2 |
7.7 f. |
| Broad money |
% change |
39.6 |
124.5 |
359.3 |
9.6 |
11.4 |
26.4 |
24.2 |
| Unemployment rate. end of period |
% |
11.1 |
12.5 |
13.7 |
12.2 |
16 |
17.9 |
17.3 |
| Average gross wages per month |
BGN |
7.6 |
14 |
127.9 |
183.3 |
201 |
238 |
- |
| Merchandise exports. FOB |
US$ bn |
4.97 |
4.69 |
4.81 |
4.19 |
4.0 |
4.81 |
5.1 |
| Merchandise imports. CIF |
US$ bn |
5.32 |
4.93 |
4.85 |
4.96 |
5.52 |
6.49 |
7.23 |
| Trade balance |
US$ bn |
-0.35 |
-0.24 |
-0.04 |
-0.77 |
-1.52 |
-1.68 |
-2.13 |
| Current account |
US$ bn |
-0.2 |
0.16 |
1.05 |
-0.06 |
-0.65 |
-0.7 |
-0.8 |
|
Foreign direct investment |
US$ bn |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.54 |
0.82 |
1.0 |
0.65 |
| Gross foreign debt |
US$ bn |
10.1 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
10.3 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
9.9 |
|
Gross foreign debt/GDP |
% |
77.2 |
98 |
96.2 |
83.8 |
82.3 |
86.5 |
76 |
|
Exchange rate: average |
BGN/USD |
0.067 |
0.176 |
1.677 |
1.76 |
1.838 |
2.124 |
2.185 |
|
Exchange rate: average |
BGN/EUR |
0.087 |
0.192 |
1.896 |
1.972 |
1.956 |
1.956 |
1.956 |
Source: IME, BNB, NSI