Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe, Russian federation OND countries and Georgia Department
Foreign Economic Policy and International Cooperation Directorate
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Anna Lazarova
State expert, Europe, Russian federation OND countries and Georgia Department
Foreign Economic Policy and International Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
tel.: + 359 2 940 7709
a.lazarova@mi.government.bg
Еconomic relations between Bulgaria and Belgium
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| Year | Export
| Growth % | Import
| Growth % | Balance
| Total turnover
| Growth % |
| 2013 | 642.7 | -16.1 | 479.0 | -37.7 | 163.7 | 1121.7 | -26.9 |
| 2014 | 903.4 | 40.6 | 538.1 | 12.3 | 365.3 | 1441.5 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 853.7 | -5.5 | 607.2 | 12.8 | 246.5 | 1460.9 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 646.5 | -24.3 | 607.6 | 0.1 | 38.9 | 1254.1 | -14.2 |
| 2017 | 1122.4 | 73.6 | 638.2 | 5.0 | 484.2 | 1760.5 | 39.9 |
| 2018 | 982.3 | -12.5 | 637.95 | 0.0 | 344.3 | 1 620.2 | -8.0 |
| 2019 | 850.9 | -13.4 | 642.3 | 0.6 | 208.7 | 1493.2 | -7.9 |
| 2020 | 973.4 | 14.4 | 584.6 | -9.0 | 388.8 | 1558.1 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 1130.6 | 16.0 | 757.4 | 29.5 | 373.2 | 1887.9 | 21.1 |
| 2022 | 1077.8 | -4.7 | 939.2 | 24.0 | 138.6 | 2017.1 | 6.8 |
| 2023 | 1392.9 | 29.2 | 1107.3 | 17.9 | 285.6 | 2500.2 | 24.0 |
| 2024 | 937 729 | -32,9 | 987 854 | -10,5 | -50 125 | 1 925 584 | -23,0 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
- Belgian Investments in Bulgaria
By the end of 2024, the total value of Belgian investments in Bulgaria amounts to EUR 3308.5 billion.
Source: Bulgarian National Bank