Gross external debt amounted to EUR 35.3907 billion (82.2% of GDP) at end-August 2015, decreasing by EUR 3.9657 billion (10.1%) from end-2014 (EUR 39.3565 billion, 92.1% of GDP). On a year-on-year basis gross external debt declined by EUR 3.1747 billion (8.2%) from August 2014 (EUR 38.5654 billion, 90.2% of GDP), shows a report of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB).

Long-term liabilities totalled EUR 27.4971 billion (77.7% of the total debt, 63.8% of GDP) at end-August 2015, down by EUR 1.8904 billion (6.4%) from end-2014 (EUR 29.3874 billion, 74.7% of the total debt, 68.7% of GDP).

On a year-on-year basis, long-term liabilities decreased by EUR 1.9859 billion (6.7%) from August 2014 (EUR 29.483 billion, 69% of GDP). Short-term liabilities equalled EUR 7,893.6 million (22.3% of the total debt, 18.3% of GDP), declining by EUR 2.0754 billion (20.8%) from end-2014 (EUR 9.969 billion; 25.3% of the total debt, 23.3% of GDP). On a year-on-year basis, short-term liabilities dropped by EUR 1.1888 billion (13.1%) from August 2014 (EUR 9.082.4 billion, 21.2% of GDP).

General Government’s gross external debt totalled EUR 5.9098 billion (13.7% of GDP) in end-August 2015. It decreased by EUR 116.7 million (1.9%) from end-2014 (EUR 6.0265 billion, 14.1% of GDP).

On a year-on-year basis it increased by EUR 1.151billion (24.2%) from August 2014 (EUR 4.7588 billion, 11.1% of GDP). Banks’ external debt totalled EUR 4.1858 billion (9.7% of GDP). It declined by EUR 1.2814 billion (23.4%) from end-2014 (EUR 5.4672 billion, 12.8% of GDP). On a year-on-year basis, banks’ debt decreased by EUR 1.3771 billion (24.8%) from August 2014 (EUR 5.5629 billion, 13% of GDP).