May 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's gross foreign debt fell by an annual 2.2% to 33.5 billion euro ($36.9 billion) at the end of March, the central bank said on Thursday.
The gross foreign debt at the end of March was equivalent to 51.5% of the projected 2020 gross domestic product (GDP), the Bulgarian National Bank said in a statement.
At the end of March, Bulgaria's external debt was 1.7% lower compared to the end of 2019.
Details follow:
|
mln euro |
pct of GDP |
pct change y/y |
Government |
5,375.5 |
8.3 |
-1.1 |
Central bank |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Commercial banks |
4,326.8 |
6.7 |
-6.3 |
Other sectors |
10,476.3 |
16.1 |
-2.4 |
Direct investment: intercompany lending |
13,316.5 |
20.5 |
-1.0 |
Total |
33,495.1 |
51.5 |
-2.2 |
source: BNB
($ = 0.9082 euro)