Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry
Contact Bulgarian trade representative in Japan
Adelina Kioseva
Head of Asia, Africa, America and Australia Department
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
Tel.: +359 2/940 76 88
E-mail: a.kioseva@mi.government.bg
Yulia Filcheva
Referent for Japan
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
12 Knyaz Aleksandar I Str., Sofia 1000
tel. +359 2 940 7784
fax. +359 2 987 4008
E-mail: u.filcheva@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Japan
1. Trade turnover (mln. USD)
| Year | Total turnover | Growth % | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Balance |
| 2013 | 125,9 | 11,8 | 37,7 | 21,6 | 88,2 | 8,1 | -50,5 |
| 2014 | 150,8 | 19,8 | 38,1 | 1,1 | 112,7 | 27,8 | -74,5 |
| 2015 | 136,7 | -9,3 | 43,0 | 12,9 | 93,7 | 16,9 | -50,7 |
| 2016 | 151,0 | 10,5 | 45,4 | 5,6 | 105,6 | 12,7 | -60,2 |
| 2017 | 165,5 | 9,6 | 47,2 | 4,0 | 118,3 | 12,0 | -71,1 |
| 2018 | 216,0 | 30,5 | 50,7 | 7,4 | 165,3 | 39,2 | -114,6 |
| 2019 | 220,2 | 1,9 | 56,5 | 11,4 | 163,7 | -1,0 | -107,2 |
| 2020 | 234,1 | 6,3 | 58,6 | 3,7 | 175,5 | 7,2 | -116,9 |
| 2021 | 307,3 | 31,3 | 64,4 | 9,9 | 242,9 | 38,4 | -178,5 |
| 2022 | 326,9 | 6,4 | 80,4 | 24,8 | 246,5 | 1,5 | -166,1 |
| 2023 | 307,7 | -5,9 | 95,5 | 18,8 | 212,2 | -13,9 | -116,7 |
| януари-май 2023 | 127.8 |
| 29.1 |
| 98.7 |
| -69.6 |
| януари-май 2024 | 116.3 | -9.0 | 33.7 | 15.8 | 82.6 | -16.3 | -48.9 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. Japanese investments in Bulgaria
According to the Bulgarian National Bank, the total foreign direct investments from Japan in Bulgaria at the end of 2023 amounted to 108,6 mln. EUR.