According to the latest estimates of Eurostat, which were released on Tuesday, the GDP of Bulgaria increased by 0.5% in the second quarter compared to the first quarter of 2015.
This is slightly above the average GDP of the EU, which increased by 0.4% compared to the previous quarter.
The GDP of Bulgaria increased by 2.2% compared to the same quarter in 2014, which is again above the average economic growth of the EU for the past year, which stood at 1.9%.
In the second quarter of 2015, GDP increased in all member states, except France where it retained its level from the previous quarter.
The largest growth was registered in Latvia (1.2 %), followed by Malta (1.1%), the Czech Republic, Spain and Sweden (1%), while the lowest increases were reported in the Netherlands, Austria and Romania (0.1%).
During the second quarter of 2015, household final consumption in the EU-28 increased by 0.4 %, gross fixed capital formation dropped by 0.1 %, exports rose by 1.6 %, while imports grew by 0.8 %.