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Bulgaria: Economics and Trade

General Data

Population: 2000 8 Mio
Area: (1000qkm) 2000 111
Gross Domestic Product 2000 13 Bn euro External DEBT 1999 (Mio euro) : 9.261
GDP Per Capita 2000 1.587 euro
1997 1998 1999 2000
Real GDP (% growth) -7,0 3,5 2,4 5,8
Inflation rate (%) 1061,2 18,8 2,6 10,4
Current Account Balance (% of GDP) 4,4 -0,5 -5,2 -5,8
GDP BY SECTORS (% share)
1980 1990 1995 1999
Agriculture 14,4 17,7 12,7 15,1
Industry 53,8 51,3 31,0 23,4
Services 31,8 31,0 56,4 61,5
BULGARIA TRADE WITH THE WORLD (Mio ecu/euro and %)
1993 1995 2000 1993 1995 2000
Imports 3.826 4.181 6.900 Exports 1.981 3.991 5.163
world* share (%) 0,2 0,1 0,1 0,0 world* share (%) 0,1 0,1 0,1
Trade balance 5.028 -14.825 65.862
EU TRADE WITH BULGARIA (Mio ecu/euro and %)
Rank IMPORTS 1993 1995 2000 Rank EXPORTS 1993 1995 2000
45 1.013 1.835 3.062 41 1.487 2.052 3.229
Share of EU Total (%) 0,2 0,3 0,3 Share of EU Total (%) 0,3 0,4 0,3
Trade balance 55 -1.977 165
MAIN PRODUCTS IN 2000 (Mio euro and %)
EU Imports BULGARIA share of EU Exports BULGARIA share of Balance
Products Value EU total by products Products Value EU total by products
Agricultural products 243 0,3 Agricultural products 251 0,4 8
Energy 64 0,0 Energy 62 0,2 -1,5
Machinery 261 0,1 Machinery 742 0,3 482
Transport. Material 42 0,0 Transport. Material 298 0,2 255
Chemical products 203 0,3 Chemical products 423 0,3 220
Textiles and clothings 844 1,2 Textiles and clothings 614 1,6 -230
EU FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT WITH BULGARIA (Mio ecu/euro and %)
1998 1999 2000 1998 1999 2000
Inflows 6 3 60 Outflows 185 207 643
Share of EU Total (%) 0,01 0,003 0,03 Share of EU Total (%) 0,1 0,1 0,2
Inward Stocks 22 22 82 Outward Stocks 489 838 1.481
Share of EU Total (%) 0,004 0,003 0,009 Share of EU Total (%) 0,1 0,1 0,1
 
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