Adelina Kioseva
Head of Asia, Africa, America and Australia Department
Foreign Economic Policy and International Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
Tel.: +359 2/940 76 88
E-mail: a.kioseva@mi.government.bg
Tatyana Doncheva
Asia, Africa, America and Australia Department
Foreign Economic Policy and International Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
Phone: +359 2 940 7881
E-mail: t.doncheva@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Chile
1. Trade turnover (mln. USD)
| Year | Total turnover | growth,% | Export | growth,% | Import | growth,% | Balance |
| 2020 | 169,0 | 220,0 | 13,5 | -10,0 | 155,45 | 311,2 | -141,95 |
| 2021 | 342,6 | 102,8 | 17,35 | 28,5 | 325,28 | 109,3 | -307,93 |
| 2022 | 180,4 | -47,4 | 21,98 | 26,7 | 158,38 | -51,3 | -136,4 |
| 2023 | 182,3 | 1,1 | 15,8 | -28,1 | 166,5 | 5,1 | -150,7 |
| 2024 | 368,87 | 102,34 | 21,14 | 33,80 | 347,73 | 108,85 | -326,59 |
| 2025 | 326,52 | -11,48 | 31,75 | 50,20 | 294,77 | -15,23 | -263,02 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. Chilean investments in Bulgaria
According to the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), the total foreign direct investments from Chile in Bulgaria at the end of 2024 amounted to -0,1 million euros. By the end of 2025, according to BNB data, Chilean investments in Bulgaria amounted to 2.3 million euros.