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I. Economic relations between Bulgaria and Lithuania
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| Year | Total turnover | Change % | Export | Change % | Import | Change % | Balance |
| 2011 | 67.514 | 29.45 | 26.445 | 13.0 | 41.069 | 42.77 | -14.623 |
| 2012 | 82.214 | 21.8 | 35.265 | 33.5 | 46.949 | 14.8 | -11.684 |
| 2013 | 83.053 | 1.1 | 42.496 | 20.5 | 40.557 | -14.1 | +1.940 |
| 2014 | 90.047 | 8.4 | 46.561 | 9.6 | 43.486 | 7.2 | +3.074 |
| 2015 | 93.850 | 3.1 | 49.809 | 4.4 | 44.041 | 1.7 | +5.768 |
| 2016 | 108.053 | 15.2 | 57.225 | 15.0 | 50.828 | 15.4 | 6.396 |
| 2017 | 117.066 | 8.3 | 71.359 | 24.7 | 45.707 | -10.1 | 25.651 |
| 2018 | 141.479 | 20.9 | 75.665 | 6.0 | 65.814 | 44.0 | 9.851 |
| 2019 | 147.388 | 4.2 | 72.556 | -4.1 | 74.831 | 13.7 | -2.274 |
| 2020 | 154.675 | 4.9 | 82.003 | 13.0 | 72.672 | -2.9 | 9.331 |
| 2021 | 177.548 | 14.8 | 87.362 | 6.5 | 90.197 | 24.1 | -2.845 |
| 2022-1-6 | 110.514 | 33.1 | 52.866 | 29.2 | 57.648 | 36.8 | -4.782 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. Lithuanian investments in Bulgaria
According to BNB data by the end of 2021 the total value of investments from Lithuania in Bulgaria amounts to EUR 129.3 million. According to BNB data in 2021 the value of investments from Lithuania in Bulgaria is positive and amounts to EUR 0.6 million.
According to BNB data, in 2022 the value of investments from Lithuania in Bulgaria amounts to:
for the period January – March are -1.1 million euros;
for the period April – June are 0.2 million euros;
3. Tourism
| Year | Lithuanian tourists in Bulgaria | % Change | Bulgarian tourists in Lithuania | % Change |
| 2016 | 22 601 | 108.2 | 4 889 | -7.8 |
| 2017 | 29 888 | 32.2 | 11 484 | 135.0 |
| 2018 | 40 134 | 34.3 | 11 316 | -1.5 |
| 2019 | 32 674 | -18.6 | 8 693 | -23.2 |
| 2020 | 5 365 | -83.6 | n/а* |
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| 2021 | 16 278 | +203.4 | n/а* |
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| 2022-01-06 | 8 35971 | +164.6 | n/а* |
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Source: Ministry of Tourism