Bulgaria's Gross External Debt Reaches EUR 44.4 Billion by November 2023
Bulgaria's economic landscape saw the gross external debt ascend to EUR 44,402.6 million by the end of November 2023
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In December, general government's external debt amounted to EUR 2,81 B, which was 8,3% of GDP. File photo
Bulgaria's gross external debt increased to EUR 37,6 B ( 111,1% of GDP ) in December from EUR 37,12 B in the previous month, official data shows. A year earlier, the gross debt was EUR 36,97 B.
In December, general government's external debt amounted to EUR 2,81 B, which was 8,3% of GDP, marking an increase of EUR 209,6 M year-upon-year and EUR 8.8 M on a monthly basis.
Private non-guaranteed external debt rose 1.4% to EUR 33,46 B in the last month of the year, while public and publicly guaranteed external debt increased to EUR 4,14 B in December.
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