Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Еconomy and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation directorate
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Ketya Manoilova
State expert, Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign economic policy and international 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 |
| 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 | 3189.9 | -5.1 | 3318.6 | 11.3 | 6508.5 | 2.6 | -128.7 |
| 2024 | 2994,7 | -6.1 | 2872,6 | -13,4 | 5867,3 | -9,9 | 122,1 |
| 2025 | 2823,1 | -5,7 | 2685,1 | -6,5 | 5508,2 | -6,1 | 137,95 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
- Italian investments in Bulgaria
At the end of Q4 of 2025, according to BNB statistics, direct investments from Italy totalled EUR 3,757 billion.
Source: Bulgarian National Bank