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Bulgaria ranks fourth in EU when it comes to budget surplus

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According to Eurostat, Bulgaria ranks 4th in the EU when it comes to budget surplus, which in 2018 reached 1.8% of GDP. Only Luxembourg (+ 2.7%), Germany (+ 1.9%) and Malta (+ 1.9%) are ahead of Bulgaria. Bulgaria also performs very well in terms of government debt, ranking third in the EU with liabilities of 22.3% of GDP. Only Estonia (8.4%) and Luxembourg (21%) have less debt.




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