In its October 2025 World Economic Outlook report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its projections for Bulgaria’s GDP growth in 2025 and 2026 compared with its projections in its April report.
The IMF now sees GDP growth in Bulgaria in 2025 at three per cent, compared with a projection in April of 2.5 per cent, and 3.1 per cent in 2026, compared with a projection in April of 2.7 per cent.
The IMF’s October report sees Bulgaria’s CPI coming in at 3.6 per cent in 2025 on an annual basis, compared with its April projection of 3.7 per cent, and 3.4 per cent in 2026, compared with its April projection of 2.3 per cent.
Unemployment is seen as 3.5 per cent in 2025, dropping to 3.4 per cent in 2026. In April, the IMF projected unemployment in Bulgaria at 4.1 per cent in both years.