site.btaEurobarometer: 24% Expect Bulgaria's Economic Situation to Be Better, 32% Foresee Worse in Next 12 Months

The latest Eurobarometer Survey (Spring 2025) found that 38% of Bulgarians think the country's economic situation will remain stable in the next 12 months. The findings were made available by the European Commission. At the same time, 32% expect the economic situation in Bulgaria to get worse, while 24% believe it will improve.

In the EU, attitudes are somewhat more pessimistic, with the survey showing that 40% believe the economic situation in their country will worsen, 39% think it will remain the same, and 18% expect it to improve.

The current situation of the Bulgarian economy is bad according to 68% of respondents, 28% find it good, and 4% don't know. In the EU, a larger share of the population describes the current economic situation in their country as bad only in Latvia (69%), France (76%), and in Greece and Slovakia (79% each).

The situation of the European economy is good according to 54% of Bulgarians, while 31% find it bad.

Regarding the the single currency, the euro, the survey found that 43% of Bulgarians are in favour, which is 3 percentage points down from the autumn Eurobarometer survey. 50% are against the euro, up by 4 percentage points from last autumn. 6% of respondents opt for the "don't know" answer.

74% in the EU as a whole support the single currency, representing the highest support ever since it was introduced in January 2002, while 22% are against. Support for the euro is more significant at 83% in the euro area, an increase by 2 percentage points from last autumn.

The majority of respondents in 22 EU Member States are in favour of a European economic and monetary union with one single currency, support being highest in Slovenia (94%) and Ireland, Estonia and Finland (90% each). Support for the euro is lowest in Denmark (28%), Czechia (31%) and Poland (35%).