Official Name: | The Republic of Bulgaria |
Sovereign Status: | Sovereign Country |
Government Type: | Parliamentary Republic |
Official Name (Local Language): | Republika Balgariya |
ISO Country Codes: | BG : BGR |
Internet Domain: | .bg |
Government Web Site: | https://www.government.bg/ |
Capital: | Sofia | Main Airports: | Sofia Airport |
Language(s): | Bulgarian | Population: | 6,873,253 |
Currency: | Bulgarian Lev | ISO Currency Code: | BGN |
Telephone Dial In: | +359 | ID Prefix: | 00 |
Government Website: | https://www.government.bg/ |
Sovereign Ratings: | https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/bulgaria |
Central Bank: | Bulgarian National Bank |
GDP: | $167.804 billion (2021 est.) |
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): | $24,400 (2021 est.) |
Currency & USD Exchange Rate: | Bulgarian Lev |
Currency Code: | BGN |
World Bank Classification: | Upper-Middle-Income Economy |
GDP Composition:
Agriculture: | 5.1% | vegetables, fruits, tobacco, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets; livestock |
Industry: | 27.5% | electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, automotive parts, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel; outsourcing centers |
Services: | 67.5% |
Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO
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Business Language(s): | Bulgarian; English |
Customs & Excise: | The National Customs Agency |
Development Bank(s): | The Social Development Bank in Europe; The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Bulgarian Development Bank; |
National Standards Bureau: | Bulgarian Institute for Standardization |
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 49/141 (2019) | Corruption Perceptions Index: 72/180 (2022 Rank) |
Ease of Doing Business: N/A | Enabling Trade Index: 53/136 (2016) |
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Export Insurance Agency: Bulgarian Export Insurance Agency ;
Export Promotion Agency: InvestBulgaria Agency ; Investment Agency: InvestBulgaria Agency ;
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British Chambers of Commerce Overseas |
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British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce After operating in its early years as a UK-based organisation, the British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce (BBCC) was re-launched in Sofia in 2011 as an independent, non-political and non-profit association with the primary goal to encourage bilateral trade and investment which benefit the economies of both countries, but also to protect the common commercial interests of its Members and voice their opinions, as well as to promote and maintain an ethical standard for the conduct of business. |
The British Bulgarian Business Association The British Bulgarian Business Association (BBBA) was launched in January 2015, with full support from the British Embassy in Sofia and the Bulgarian Embassy in London. We currently have 120 members from all aspects of British and Bulgarian business. Our mission is to stimulate and support mutually beneficial business between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Bulgaria. |
Joint-Venture Chambers of Commerce No resources available |
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British Representation Overseas |
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The British Embassy in Bulgaria |
Department for Business and Trade Bulgaria |
UK Science & Innovation Network in Bulgaria |
Foreign Representation in the U.K. |
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Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria EmbassyPages EmbassyHomePage |
Consulate - Commercial Section |