Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria’s external debt decreases by EUR 576 million

Bulgarian National Bank building

At the end of March 2020, Bulgaria’s gross external debt stood at EUR 33,495 billion, or 51.5% of the country’s gross domestic product. The gross foreign debt decreased by 1.7% (EUR 576 million) as compared to the end of 2019. Bulgaria’s foreign debt decreased by 2.2% (EUR 738.3 million) as compared to the end of March 2019, the Bulgarian National Bank announced. The long-term debt fell 0.8% to EUR 25,705 billion as compared to March 2019. Bulgaria's long-term debt accounts for 76.7% of the gross external debt and 39.5% of the GDP.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgaria is 3% away from entering the US Visa Waiver Program

The U.S. Department of State today released the data for the refused type B visas for the financial year 2024. For Bulgaria, this percentage is 6.02%, which marks a significant decrease compared to last year, when it was 11.61%. This is the lowest..

published on 11/27/24 4:09 PM

Bulgarian MPs fail in their sixth attempt to elect Parliamentary Speaker

The Bulgarian MPs gathered in plenary today for a sixth attempt to elect a President, which again proved unsuccessful.  The chances of electing a Speaker of the 51st National Assembly are minimal The candidates Natalia Kiselova from..

published on 11/27/24 3:06 PM

Bulgaria and Egypt discuss possible direct air routes

Bulgaria's Ambassador to Egypt Deyan Katrachev met with Egypt's newly appointed Minister of Civil Aviation Sameh al-Hefny . At the meeting, which took place on 26 November, both discussed the updating of the air transport agreements between the two..

published on 11/27/24 2:12 PM