Europe department
Foreign economic cooperation directorate
Ministry of Economy
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b.bogdanov@mi.government.bg
I. Economic relations between Bulgaria and Albania
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| Year | Total turnover | growth,% | Export | growth,% | import | growth,% | Balance |
| 2011 | 69.02 | -2.32 | 51.67 | -11.86 | 17.35 | 44.1 | 34.32 |
| 2012 | 69.04 | 0.03 | 50.05 | -3.14 | 18.99 | 9.45 | 31.06 |
| 2013 | 79.18 | 14.69 | 62.11 | 24.1 | 17.07 | -10.11 | 45.04 |
| 2014 | 79.7 | 0.66 | 60.8 | -2.11 | 18.9 | 10.72 | 41.9 |
| 2015 | 81.7 | 2.51 | 62.41 | 2.65 | 19.29 | 2.06 | 43.12 |
| 2016 | 80.9 | -1.0 | 65.1 | 4.3 | 15.9 | -17.6 | 49.2 |
| 2017 | 95.9 | 24.0 | 77.8 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 22.0 | 59.6 |
| 2018 | 101.22 | 5.5 | 83.68 | 7.6 | 17.54 | -3.09 | 66.14 |
| 2019 | 114.7 | 13.3 | 86.3 | 3.1 | 28.4 | 61.9 | 57.9 |
| 2020 | 128.1 | 11.6 | 89.2 | 3.4 | 38.8 | 36.7 | 50.4 |
| 2021 | 156.2 | 21.5 | 115.7 | 29.6 | 40.5 | 3.1 | 75.1 |
| 1-6 2021 | 69.27 |
| 50.3 |
| 18.8 |
| 31.4 |
| 1-6 2022 | 90.09 | 30.1 | 65.8 | 30.6 | 24.2 | 28.5 | 41.5 |
Source: Ministry of Economy
- Albanian investments in Bulgaria
For 2021 the value of Albania investments in Bulgaria is positive, 9.0 million euros.
In the first quarter of 2022, Albanian investments in Bulgaria have a value, 8.9 million euros, i.e. cash flows outflow and in the second quarter investments were 8.5 million euros.
- Tourism
| Year | Albanian tourists in Bulgaria | % | Bulgarian tourists in Albania | % |
| 2011 | 20 470 | 185.4 | 908 | -25.8 |
| 2012 | 24 294 | 18.7 | 1336 | 60.8 |
| 2013 | 25 474 | 4.9 | 1612 | 20.7 |
| 2014 | 25 243 | -0.9 | 13 939 | 764.7 |
| 2015 | 28 982 | 14.8 | 14 055 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 34 009 | 17.3 | 13 410 | -4.6 |
| 2017 | 34 033 | 0,1 | 15 739 | 17.4 |
| 2018 | 37 577 | 10.4 | 13 751 | -12.6 |
| 2019 | 36 202 | -3,7 | 18 491 | 34,5 |
| 2020 | 5 800 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | 23 280 | 48.6 | N/A | N/A |
| 1-6 2021 | 10 023 | -17.6 | N/A | N/A |
Source: Ministry of Tourism