Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Еconomy, Investments and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe and Central Asia Department
Bilateral Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Tel.: +359 2 9407886
E-mail: v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Ketya Manoilova
State expert, Europe and Central Asia Department
Bilateral Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Tel.: + 359 2 940 7823
E-mail: k.manoilova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Italy
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| Year | Total turnover | Growth % | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Balance |
| 2020 | 4095.8 | -12.8 | 1922.8 | -12.1 | 2173.0 | -13.4 | -250.1 |
| 2021 | 5208.6 | 27.1 | 2621.9 | 36.4 | 2586.7 | 18.9 | 35.2 |
| 2022 | 6341.2 | 21.7 | 3360.1 | 28.2 | 2981.1 | 15.2 | 379.0 |
| 2023 | 6508.5 | 2.6 | 3189.9 | -5.1 | 3318.6 | 11.3 | -128.7 |
| 2024 | 5867.3 | -9.9 | 2994.7 | -6.1 | 2872.6 | -13.4 | 122.1 |
| 2025 | 5508.2 | -6.1 | 2823.1 | -5.7 | 2685.1 | -6.5 | 137.95 |
| 2025 1-6 | 2811.0 | 1471.5 | 1339.6 | 131.9 | |||
| 2026 1-6 | 3496.5 | 24.4 | 2036.5 | 38.4 | 1459.97 | 9.0 | 576.6 |
Source: Ministry of Economy, Investments and Industry
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Italian investments in Bulgaria
According to Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) statistics, as of the end of 2025, direct investment from Italy in Bulgaria totaled EUR 3.757 billion. At the end of the first quarter of 2026, the total stock of Italian investments in Bulgaria stood at EUR 3.839 billion.