Statistical data

In November 2024, 2 122 accommodation establishments - hotels, motels, camping sites, mountain chalets and other establishments for short-term accommodation, with 10 or more bed-places, functioned in the country with 60.2 thousand rooms and 124.4 thousand bed-places in them. In comparison with the same month of the previous year, the number of accommodation establishments increased by 2.7%, and the bed-places in them - by 1.1%.

The total number of nights spent was 944.7 thousand, or 10.5% more in comparison to a year earlier, and the number of arrivals in all accommodation establishments increased by 11.2% and reached 472.2 thousand.

The total revenues from nights spent reached 84.7 million BGN, or by 22.6% more compared to the same month of the previous year.

The exports of goods from Bulgaria to third countries decreased by 5.2% compared to the same period of 2023 and amounted to 27 664.6 million BGN, while the imports of goods from third countries increased by 6.4% and added up to 38 230.4 million BGN.

The most notable growth in the exports was recorded in the section ‘Chemical and related products n.e.c.’ (10.9%). The most notable fall was reported in the section ‘Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes’ (40.3%). The largest growth in the imports of goods from third countries was recorded in the section ‘Crude materials, inedible (except fuel)’ (26.7%). The most notable fall was reported in the section ‘Machinery and transport equipment’ (3.5%). The data are according to the Standard International Trade Classification.

The total value of all exported goods to third countries and the EU amounted to 77 837.9 million BGN in the period January - November 2024, which is 3.2% less 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 89 505.3 million BGN and increased by 0.2%.

In the period January - October 2024, the exports of goods from Bulgaria to the EU decreased by 2.6% compared to the same period of 2023 and amounted to 45 513.9 million BGN, while the imports of goods from the EU decreased by 4.5% and amounted to 46 125.8 million BGN.

In October 2024, the exports of goods from Bulgaria to the EU increased by 6.8% compared to the same month of 2023 and amounted to 4 923.6 million BGN, while the imports of goods from the EU increased by 3.4% and amounted to 5 308.2 million BGN.

The most notable growth in the exports of goods to the EU compared to the same month of 2023 was recorded in the ‘Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials’ section (32.2%). The most notable fall was reported in the sections ‘Crude materials, inedible (except fuel)’ (15.4%) and ‘Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes’ (15.4%). The largest growth in the imports of goods from the EU was recorded in the ‘Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials’ section (70.4%), while the most notable fall was reported in the ‘Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material’ section (12.3%). Data are according to the Standard International Trade Classification.

In November 2024, the production index in the ‘Construction’ section increased by 1.8% compared to the previous month. An increase was seen in the production of specialized construction activities - by 3.3%, in the production of civil engineering - by 1.6%, and in the building construction - by 0.6%. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

The calendar-adjusted data showed a rise of 8.6% in the construction production compared to the same month of 2023. Specialized construction activities went up by 11.8%, civil engineering - by 8.8%, and construction of buildings - by 5.9%.

The Industrial Production Index increased by 0.3% in November 2024 compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

In November 2024, compared to October 2024 an increase was seen in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 1.2%, in the mining and quarrying industry -
by 0.4%, and in the manufacturing - by 0.2%.

In comparison with November 2023, an increase of 2.8% was reported in the calendar-adjusted Industrial Production Index.

On an annual basis, a rise of the Industrial Production Index was observed in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 10.7%, and in the manufacturing - by 4.1%, while a decrease was registered in the mining and quarrying industry - by 5.2%.

In November 2024, the turnover in ‘Retail trade, except motor vehicles and motorcycles’ at constant prices increased by 1.3% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

A growth was reported in ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’ - by 2.4%, and in ‘Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco’ - by 1.0%. ‘Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ kept the level of the previous month.

The trade turnover rose by 6.8% compared to the same month of 2023 according to the calendar-adjusted data.

In November 2024, compared to the same month of 2023, an increase of the turnover was seen in ‘Retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco’ - by 11.0%, and in ‘Retail sales of non-food products (except fuel)’ - by 9.1%. А drop was reported in ‘Retail sales of automotive fuel in specialised stores’ - by 7.9%.

In October 2024, the total production index in Services of the business economy decreased by 0.4% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

Compared to October 2023, a rise of 5.6% was registered in the calendar-adjusted index according to preliminary data.

For November 2024, the reported revenues of sub-sector ‘Central Government’ were in the amount of BGN 5 621.67 million and the expenditures were in the amount of BGN 5 219.78 million, and for the sub-sector ‘Social Security Funds’ the revenues amounted to BGN 2 888.58 million and the expenditures were BGN 2 842.67 million.

The data for the ‘Central Government’ sub-sector are formed on the basis of the monthly cash statements of the budget units, as well as on estimates of the state enterprises reclassified in the sub-sector, and the data for the ‘Social Security Funds’ sub-sector - on the basis of the monthly cash statements of the National Insurance Institute and the National Health Insurance Fund.

The information is published on the basis of Article 3(2) of Directive 2011/85 of the EU.

Detailed data can be found on the NSI website under the heading 'Government Finance Statistics'.

In 2023, compared to the previous year 2022, an increase in the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption in the country is observed - by 3.51 percentage points, whereby it reaches 22.55%.

The sectoral shares of renewable energy also show increase compared to 2022, as the largest increase is observed in electricity produced from renewable sources - by 9.35 percentage points, to 29.43%, followed by the renewable energy for heating and cooling - by 3.23 percentage points, reaching a share of 34.88%. The smallest increase recorded the renewable energy in fuel consumption of transport - by 0.43 percentage points, to 8.09%.

Detailed data on the Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption and sectoral shares are published on the NSI website under the heading 'Energy'.

In the third quarter of 2024:

• Тhe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.4% compared to the third quarter of 2023.
• 65.6% of GDP was spent on individual consumption.
• The relative share of gross fixed capital formation in GDP was 17.4%.
• The employment rate for the population aged 15 years and over was 53.8%.
• The unemployment rate was 3.6% (compared to 4.0% in the third quarter of 2023), 3.8% for men and 3.4% for women, respectively.
• Compared to the third quarter of 2023, the total hourly labour cost rose by 12.8% (preliminary data).
• Compared to the third quarter of 2023, housing prices increased by 16.5%.

In October 2024, the total consumer confidence decreased by 3.8 percentage points in comparison with July 2024 level.