Stagflation fears
BB2
MEDIUM RISK for entreprise
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Economic risk
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Updated in January 2023.
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GDP | USD 89.0bn (World ranking 70, World Bank 2022) |
Population | 6.5mn (World ranking 109, World Bank 2022) |
Form of state |
Parliamentary republic |
Head of government | Nikolai DENKOV (Prime Minister) |
Next elections | 2026, presidential |

- EU membership and good international relations
- Currency board has withstood global turbulence since 2008 and BGN is currently not overvalued
- History of prudent fiscal policies
- Comfortable external finances
- Generally adequate business environment

- Slow progress on EU-required judicial reform and anti-corruption measures
- Government instability
- Public discontent about living standards
- Vulnerability to external shocks due to high export dependency
Trade structure by destination/origin
(% of total, annual 2021)
Exports | Rank | Imports |
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Germany
14.9%
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1 |
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Romania
10.1%
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2 |
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Italy
7.6%
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3 |
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Greece
6.6%
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4 |
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Türkiye
6.2%
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5 |
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Trade structure by product
(% of total, annual 2021)
Exports | Rank | Imports |
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Non-ferrous metals
10.9%
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1 |
7.8%
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s.
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Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s.
9.6%
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2 |
6.7%
Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials
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Cereals and cereal preparations
5.8%
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3 |
6.5%
Metalliferous ores and metal scrap
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Metalliferous ores and metal scrap
4,2%
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4 |
5.2%
Road vehicles
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Articles of apparel & clothing accessories
3.4%
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5 |
4.6%
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
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Collection Complexity
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