Bulgaria’s economic growth for 2025 is 3%, outgoing prime minister says

At a government meeting, the outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said that Bulgaria ends the year with a GDP of 113 billion euros, with economic growth of over 3%. Unemployment decreased by 0.6% in 2025 compared to 2024. There is a record-high collection of revenues with an increase of over 5 billion euros compared to 2024. Inflation is around 3.6%.

"Bulgaria has not been the poorest country in the EU for a long time and this must be clearly emphasized. We are ahead of Greece, Hungary, Slovakia and Lithuania and this is a reason for self-confidence of every Bulgarian," Zhelyazkov said. The mechanism for introducing the euro will be upgraded with a coordination center, which will be headed by Vladimir Ivanov, chair of the Commodity Exchange and Wholesale Markets State Commission, the Prime Minister also said.

Editor: Ivo Ivanov

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