Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Dayana Popangelova
Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
tel.: +359 2 940 7697
d.popangelova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Germany
- Trade turnover (mm. euro)
| Year | Total Turnover | Growth % | Export
| Growth % | Import | Growth % | Balance |
| 2013 | 5 534 | 11.6 | 2 741 | 28.9 | 2 793 | -1.3 | -52 |
| 2014 | 5 868 | 6.0 | 2 655 | -3.1 | 3 213 | 15.0 | -558 |
| 2015 | 6 288 | 7.2 | 2 893 | 9.0 | 3 395 | 5.7 | -502 |
| 2016 | 6 638 | 5.6 | 3 216 | 11.2 | 3 422 | 0.8 | -206 |
| 2017 | 7 294 | 9.9 | 3 590 | 11.7 | 3 703 | 8.2 | -112 |
| 2018 | 8 153 | 11.8 | 4 174 | 16.2 | 3 979 | 7.5 | 194 |
| 2019 | 8 462 | 3.7 | 4 410 | 5.6 | 4 052 | 1.8 | 358 |
| 2020 | 8 202 | -3.1 | 4 466 | 1.7 | 3 715 | -8.3 | 771 |
| 2021 | 9 981 | 21.7 | 5 181 | 15.5 | 4 800 | 29.3 | 380 |
| 2022 | 11 803 | 18.2 | 6 339 | 22.3 | 5 464 | 13.8 | 875 |
| 2023 | 13 198 | 12.4 | 6 053 | 13.7 | 6 151 | 12.4 | -106 |
| 2024 | 12 319 | 1.1 | 6 554 | 15.2 | 5 765 | 11.6 | 788 |
| 2025-6 | 5 844 | 6.1 | 2 902 | 13.8 | 2 942 | 11.5 | -0.03 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
- German investments in Bulgaria
According to BNB data, total German investments in Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2025 amounted to 4,129 billion euros.