Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Еconomy and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe Department
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Ketya Manoilova
State expert, Europe department
Foreign economic cooperation directorate
tel.: + 359 2 940 7823
k.manoilova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Italy
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| Year | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Total turnover | Growth % | Balance |
| 2013 | 1 925.3 | 9.2% | 1 921.5 | 14.0% | 3 846.7 | 11.6% | 3.8 |
| 2014 | 1 980.3 | 1.7% | 1 839.6 | -4.3% | 3 819.9 | -0.7% | 141.0 |
| 2015 | 2 135.5 | 7.8% | 1 996.7 | 8.5% | 4 132.2 | 8.2% | 138.8 |
| 2016 | 2 170.2 | 1.5% | 2 067.5 | 3.6% | 4 237.7 | 2.5% | 102.7 |
| 2017 | 2 212.2 | 1.9% | 2 006 | 6.2% | 4 069 | 4% | 57 |
| 2018 | 2 433.4 | 10.0% | 2 422.0 | 10.4% | 4 855.4 | 10.2% | 11.4 |
| 2019 | 2 186.6 | -10.0 | 2 509.0 | 3.4 | 4 695.5 | -3.3 | -322.4 |
| 2020 | 1 922.8 | -12.1 | 2 173.0 | -13.4 | 4 095.8 | -12.8 | -250.1 |
| 2021 | 2 621.6 | 36.4 | 2 589.9 | 18.9 | 5 211.4 | 27.1 | 31.7 |
| 2022 | 3360.1 | 28.2 | 2981.1 | 15.2 | 6 341.2 | 21.7 | 379.0 |
| 2023 | 3177.1 | -5.4 | 3332.9 | 11.8 | 6510 | 2.7 | -155.8 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
- Italian investments in Bulgaria
By the end of 2023, according to BNB statistics, foreign direct investments from Italy in Bulgaria reach EUR 3.255 billion, which ranks Italy on 7th position among the foreign investors in Bulgaria /after the Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Greece and Belgium/.
Source: Bulgarian National Bank