Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Economy, Investments and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Antoaneta Hristova
Chief expert, Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation
tel.: + 359 2 9407693
a.hristova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and France
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| Year | Total turnover | growth,% | Export | growth,% | Import | growth,% | Balance |
| 2020 | 1961,3 | -8,3 | 1074,1 | -4,7 | 887,1 | -12,3 | 187,0 |
| 2021 | 2298,1 | 17,2 | 1267,1 | 18,0 | 1031,0 | 16,2 | 236,1 |
| 2022 | 2776,9 | 20,8 | 1574,9 | 24,3 | 1202, | 16,6 | 372,9 |
| 2023 | 2778,9 | 8,7 | 1451,3 | -7,8 | 1327,6 | 10,4 | 123,7 |
| 2024 | 2631.3 | -5.3 | 1448.7 | -0.2 | 1182.6 | -10.9 | 266.1 |
| 2025 | 2637 | 0.3 | 1425 | -1.6 | 1211 | 2.5 | 214 |
Source: Ministry of Economy, Investments and Industry
- French investments in Bulgaria
According to the Bulgarian National Bank, the total foreign direct investments from France in Bulgaria at the end of December 2025 amounted to 1,339 bln euros.