Statistical data

According to the first estimate of Economic Accounts for Agriculture, the final output of the agricultural 'industry' at basic prices in 2022 amounted to 12 903.2 million BGN. Gross value added at basic prices increased by 9.9% on an annual basis and reached 5 677.1 million BGN, and net entrepreneurial income amounted to 3 633.6 million BGN.

During the period October 11, 2021 - October 31, 2021, the National Statistical Institute conducted two post-enumeration sample surveys to check the accuracy of the registered data and the completeness of the coverage of the units of observation.

The results of the post-enumeration surveys confirm the conclusions already made about the not enumerated persons between 573.9 and 631.0 thousand. Not enumerated males predominate (9.9%) over the not enumerated females (8.7%).

The results are good, as regards the accuracy of the registered data, for the information gathered about the enumerated population during the Census 2021.

Consumption per capita varied between 65% and 144% of the EU average.

In November 2022, the monthly inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 0.8% compared to the previous month, and the annual inflation rate in November 2022 compared to November 2021 was 16.6%.

In November 2022, compared to the previous month, the highest price increase was registered for Recreation and culture (+2.9%), Communications (+2.7%), Health (+1.7%), Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+1.7%). The decrease was recorded in the prices for Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (-1.5%) and Transport (-0.5%).

In November 2022, the monthly inflation rate, measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), was 0.6% compared to the previous month, and the annual inflation rate in November 2022 compared to November 2021 was 14.3%.

Тhe exports of goods from Bulgaria to the EU increased by 43.9% compared to the same period of 2021 and amounted to 47 165.6 million BGN, while the imports of goods from the EU grew by 32.8% and reached 44 065.9 million BGN.

The most notable growth in the exports of goods to the EU compared to the same period of 2021 was recorded in sections ‘Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials’ (263.9%) and ‘Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes’ (163.4%). A fall was reported in the section ‘Beverages and tobacco’ (11.5%). The largest growth in the imports of goods from the EU was recorded in the section ‘Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes’ (139.3%). Data are by the Standard International Trade Classification.

The exports to the EU increased by 40.2% in September 2022 compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 5 531.7 million BGN, while the imports grew by 25.0% and added up to 5 210.0 million BGN.

The exports of goods from Bulgaria to third countries increased by 37.0% compared to the same period of 2021 and amounted to 26 203.3 million BGN, while the imports of goods from third countries grew by 66.6% and added up to 40 825.6 million BGN.

Тhe most notable growth in the exports of goods to third countries compared to the same period of 2021 was recorded in the sections ‘Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials’ (228.2%) and ‘Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes’ (138.8%). A fall was reported in the section ‘Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material’^[1] (5.4%). The largest growth in the imports of goods from third countries was recorded in the sections ‘Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes’ (478.9%) and ‘Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials’ (146.7%). The data are by the Standard International Trade Classification.

The total value of all exported goods to third countries and the EU amounted to 79 004.3 million BGN in the period January - October 2022, which is 40.8% more than the same period of the previous year, while the total value of all imported goods from third countries and the EU added up to 90 204.5 million BGN and grew by 45.9%.

In October 2022, 2 202 accommodation establishments - hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation with more than 10 bed-places, functioned in the country with 67.9 thousand rooms and 142.8 thousand bed-places in them. In comparison with October 2021, the total number of accommodation establishments (functioned during the period) increased by 24.4% and the bed-places in them - by 22.6%.

The total number of nights spent in all accommodation establishments in October 2022 was   1 021.7 thousand, or by 66.3% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year.

In October 2022, the number of arrivals in all accommodation establishments increased by 68.2% compared to the same month of 2021, and reached 484.5 thousand.

The total revenues from nights spent in October 2022 reached 71.2 million BGN, as 42.1 million BGN were from Bulgarian residents and 29.1 million BGN - from non-residents.

In 2022, 96.1% of the non-financial enterprises with 10 or more persons employed had internet access. Fixed internet connection was available in 89.1% of the enterprises and the maximum download speed in 45.7% was more than 100 Mbps.

The relative share of the persons employed who had access to the internet was 40.2%. Portable devices that allow a mobile connection to the internet for business purposes used by 22.2% and for a five-year period the relative share increased more than two times.

More than two-thirds of the enterprises (67.5%) provided the persons employed with remote access, and the highest relative share was observed among the enterprises with 250 or more persons employed - 89.0%.

In 2022, 15.9% of the enterprises had persons employed for whom the main job was to develop, operate or maintain ICT systems or applications.

In 2022, 87.3% of the households in Bulgaria had internet access at home, which was by 3.8 percentage points more compared to the previous year.

79.0% of the individuals aged between 16 and 74 years used the internet every day or at least once a week at home, at work or any other place and 61.2% took advantage of the resources of the global network several times during the day.

Individuals used the network mostly for communication as 67.3% of them carried out phone or video calls (using applications, e.g. Viber, WhatsApp, Skype, FaceTime, Messenger, Snapchat, Zoom, MS Teams, Webex), and 63.4% participated in social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, etc.).

Тhe index of production in section ‘Construction’ increased by 0.7% in October 2022 compared to the previous month. The production of civil engineering rose by 0.8% and the production of building construction - by 0.6%.

Compared to October 2021, the index of production in construction increased by 1.8%. An increase was registered both in building construction by 1.9% and in civil engineering - by 1.8%.