September 28 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's gross foreign debt increased by an annual 1.7% to 35.6 billion euro ($41.5 billion) at the end of July, the central bank said on Monday.
The gross foreign debt at the end of July was equivalent to 62.7% of the projected 2020 gross domestic product (GDP), the Bulgarian National Bank said in a statement.
At the end of July, Bulgaria's external debt was 1.2% higher compared to the end of 2019.
Details follow:
|
mln euro |
pct of GDP |
pct change y/y |
Government |
5,681.2 |
10.0 |
4.6 |
Central bank |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Commercial banks |
4,415.6 |
7.8 |
-4.6 |
Other sectors |
10,732.9 |
18.9 |
-3.0 |
Direct investment: intercompany lending |
14,781.9 |
26.0 |
6.3 |
Total |
35,611.5 |
62.7 |
1.7 |
source: BNB
($ = 0.857261 euro)