Bulgaria: Economic Factors
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996* | |
| Private sector: % GDP | 25 | 36 | 40 | 45 | n/a |
| Growth rate: % | -7.3 | -2.4 | +1.4 | +2.5 | +3.0 |
| Unemployment: % | 15.6 | 16.4 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 11.0 |
| Inflation: % | 79.4 | 63.9 | 121.9 | 33.0 | 160.0 |
| Budget balance: % GDP | -15.0 | -15.7 | -6.6 | -6.7 | -6.0 |
| Trade balance (US$m) | -212 | -885 | -17 | n/a | n/a |
| Current account balance (US$m) | -360 | -1,098 | -32 | n/a | n/a |
| Overall balance (US$m) | 271 | -322 | -144 | n/a | n/a |
| Foreign currency reserves: months' imports | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | n/a |
| Social security spending (% total spending) | 33.82 | 33.02 | 27.99 | n/a | n/a |
| Domestic debt (% expenditure) | 48.69 | 82.29 | 117.64 | n/a | n/a |
| Foreign debt (% expenditure) | 97.11 | 88.64 | 261.78 | n/a | n/a |
| Exchange rate: leva to US$ 1.00 | 24.5 | 32.7 | 66.5 | 70.9 | 231.2 |
