Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Еconomy, Investments 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, Investments 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