December 27 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's gross foreign debt increased by an annual 2.7% to 33.98 billion euro ($38.73 billion) at the end of October, the central bank said on Thursday.
The gross foreign debt was equivalent to 64.4% of the projected 2018 gross domestic product (GDP), up from 64.1% of GDP at the end of October 2017, the Bulgarian National Bank said in a statement.
Compared with the end of September, Bulgaria's external debt edged up by 0.3%.
Details about Bulgaria's gross foreign debt at the end of October follow:
|
mln euro |
pct of GDP |
pct change y/y |
pct change m/m |
Government |
5604.4 |
10.6 |
-5.3 |
-0.2 |
Central bank |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Commercial banks |
4668.0 |
8.8 |
17.6 |
0.4 |
Other sectors |
10854.2 |
20.6 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
Direct investment: intercompany lending |
12855.9 |
24.4 |
3.8 |
-0.1 |
Total |
33982.5 |
64.4 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
source: BNB
($ = 0.8772 euro)