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The economy of Bulgaria functions on the principles of the free market, having a large private sector and a smaller public one.
Bulgaria is an industrialised upper-middle-income country according to the World Bank, [1] and is a member of the European Union (EU), World Trade Organization (WTO), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).
The Bulgarian economy has experienced rapid growth in recent years [update] reaching estimated gross domestic product (GDP) of $162.68 billion (PPP, 2018 est.), GDP per capita of $23,207 (PPP, 2018 est.), and average monthly gross salary of 1205 leva (616 euro) (December, 2018). [2]
The national currency is the lev (plural leva), pegged to the euro at a rate of 1.95583 leva for 1 euro. [3]
The lev is the strongest and most stable currency in Eastern Europe. [4] [5]
The strongest sectors in the economy are energy, mining, metallurgy, machine building, agriculture and tourism. Primary industrial exports are clothing, iron and steel, machinery and refined fuels. [6]
During the Great Recession, Bulgaria saw its economy decline by 5.5% in 2009, but quickly restored positive growth levels to 0.2% in 2010, in contrast to other Balkan countries. [7] However, the growth continued to be weak in the following years, and GDP only reached pre-crisis levels in 2014. [8]
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The economy of Bulgaria functions on the principles of the free market, having a large private sector and a smaller public one.
Bulgaria is an industrialised upper-middle-income country according to the World Bank, [1] and is a member of the European Union (EU), World Trade Organization (WTO), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).
The Bulgarian economy has experienced rapid growth in recent years [update] reaching estimated gross domestic product (GDP) of $162.68 billion (PPP, 2018 est.), GDP per capita of $23,207 (PPP, 2018 est.), and average monthly gross salary of 1205 leva (616 euro) (December, 2018). [2]
The national currency is the lev (plural leva), pegged to the euro at a rate of 1.95583 leva for 1 euro. [3]
The lev is the strongest and most stable currency in Eastern Europe. [4] [5]
The strongest sectors in the economy are energy, mining, metallurgy, machine building, agriculture and tourism. Primary industrial exports are clothing, iron and steel, machinery and refined fuels. [6]
During the Great Recession, Bulgaria saw its economy decline by 5.5% in 2009, but quickly restored positive growth levels to 0.2% in 2010, in contrast to other Balkan countries. [7] However, the growth continued to be weak in the following years, and GDP only reached pre-crisis levels in 2014. [8]