Common StatisticsImportant Statistic Data
General sources:
- http://www.ec.europa.eu/eurostat – the official on-line address of Eurostat
- http://www.nsi.bg – the official on-line address of the Bulgarian National Statistics Institute
- http://www.noi.bg – the official website of the Bulgarian National Social Security Institute
- Selected announcements from the most professional on-line journals in Bulgaria
1. Do you know that:
- Bulgaria is the country that decreased most considerable it’s taxation within the beginning of the 20th century by data provided to Eurostat.
- All the Bulgarian governments for the last 15 years follow a policy upon decreasing the taxation in Bulgaria.
- By data from June 2009, Bulgaria stand 8th to the lowest rates of taxes and social securities
- The Public Debt of Bulgaria as a percentage on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2009 has been the lowest one in EU.
- By data from Eurostat for February 2009 Bulgaria stand second to average annual inflation in EU – 0.4% per month
- Bulgaria is a young and perspective European market with many opportunities and friendly “business climate”.
2. If you wish to establish a business in Bulgaria it is good to have idea about:
- The local taxation and the professional accounting services.
- The most important business indicators summarized in the table below:
| Indicators |
2008 |
2009 |
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| 1.Budget results: |
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| *Budget surplus |
1.8% on GDP |
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| *Unbalanced budget |
|
3.9% on GDP |
| Compare the following: |
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| *Averaged unbalanced budget of the States in Euro zone |
2.0% on GDP |
6.3% on GDP |
| *Unbalanced budget of Ireland |
|
14.3% on GDP |
| *Unbalanced budget of Greece |
|
13.6% on GDP |
| *Unbalanced budget of United Kingdom of GB |
|
11.5% on GDP |
| *Unbalanced budget of Spain |
|
9.4% on GDP |
| *Unbalanced budget of Latvia |
|
9.0% on GDP |
| *Unbalanced budget of Lithuania |
|
8.9% on GDP |
| *Unbalanced budget of Romania |
|
8.3% on GDP |
| *Unbalanced budget of Sweden |
|
0.5% on GDP |
| *Unbalanced budget of Luxemburg |
|
0.7% |
| *Unbalanced budget of Estonia |
|
1.7% |
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| 2.Public debt |
14.1% |
14.8% |
| Compare the following: |
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| *The Public debt of Italy |
|
115.8% |
| *The Public debt of Greece |
|
115.1% |
| *The Public debt of Belgium |
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96.7% |
| *The Public debt of Estonia |
|
7.2% |
| *The Public debt of Luxemburg |
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14.5% |
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| 3.GDP |
34 117 billion BGN |
33 876 billion BGN |
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| 4.Avarage Tax Rates of the Corporate Income Tax /ATRCIT/ |
10% |
10% |
| Compare the following: |
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| *ATRCIT in Malta |
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35.0% |
| *ATRCIT in France |
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34.4% |
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| 5.Avarage Tax Rates of Individual Income Tax /ATRIIT/ |
10% |
10% |
| Compare the following: |
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| *ATRIIT in Sweden |
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59.0% |
| *ATRIIT in Denmark |
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56.4% |
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| 6.Direct Foreign Investments /DFI/ |
432.3 million EUR |
433.2 million EUR |
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| 7.Avarage Salaries |
314 EUR |
305 EUR |
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| 8.Unemployment |
6.38% |
7.9% |
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| 9.Inflation |
0.5% |
0.6% |
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| 10.Real Estates – average sales prices |
875 EUR / m² |
858 EUR / m² |
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| 11.Real Estates – average rent prices |
6.25 EUR / m² |
4.75 EUR / m² |
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| 12.Corporate Loans for investments – average interest |
|
9% / 2 years |
| 13.Deposits |
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5.11% / 2 years |
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