Bulgaria's GDP increased by 3.4 % in the second quarter.
The Bulgaria economy achieved a stable growth in the second quarter of 2025 and the gross domestic product increased by 3.4 % over the same period last year. According to preliminary data published by the National Institute of Statistics (NSI), GDP increased by 0.9 % in a quarter of a quarter. The added added value (GSKD) also follows an active course, up 0.7 % compared to the first quarter. The final consumption increased by 1.8 percent and exporting goods and services by 0.7 %, while imports decreased by 1.4 %. On the basis of annually, the total GDP increased by 2.8 percent. The strongest growth was seen in “public administration, education, health and social services” with 8.2 %. This is followed by “construction” with 7 percent and “real estate activities” with 5.5 percent. The information and communication industry increased by 5.4 percent and financial and insurance activities increased by 5.1 %. All areas are not strengthened “Agriculture, forestry and fishing” has narrowed 4 percent “, industry and energy” decreased by 3.1 %; This reflects the difficulties that are happening in these areas. The main motivation behind the country's economic growth continues to be household and public consumption. Only in the second quarter, the final consumption increased by 8.3 % compared to the same period in 2024. In the same period, the mixed results were seen abroad; Exporting goods and services decreased by 4.8 % on the basis of annual, while import increased by 0.1 %.