Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe Department
Foreign economic cooperation directorate
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Ketya Manoilova
State expert, Europe department
Foreign economic cooperation directorate
tel.: + 359 2 940 7823
k.manoilova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Malta
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| Year | export | growth % | import | growth % | Total turnover | growth % | balance |
| 2011 | 31.2 | 495.2 | 13.5 | -47.9 | 44.7 | 38.8 | 17.7 |
| 2012 | 11.1 | -64.4 | 45.8 | 339.3 | 56.9 | 27.3 | -34.7 |
| 2013 | 22.7 | 204.5 | 6.6 | -85.9 | 29.4 | -48.3 | 16.6 |
| 2014 | 37.9 | 66.9 | 71.0 | 1075.7 | 108.9 | 370.4 | -33.2 |
| 2015 | 51.8 | 36.7 | 10.2 | -85.6 | 62.0 | -43.1 | 41.6 |
| 2016 | 37.4 | -27.8 | 17.1 | 67.6 | 54.6 | -11.9 | 20.3 |
| 2018 | 20.9 | 11.7 | 119.3 | 212.5 | 140.3 | 146.4 | -98.4 |
| 2019 | 22.3 | 6.6 | 25.2 | -78.9 | 47.5 | -66.1 | -2.9 |
| 2020 | 24.0 | 7.8 | 30.6 | 21.3 | 54.6 | 15.0 | -6.6 |
| 2021 | 28.9 | 20.2 | 14.1 | -53.9 | 43.0 | -21.3 | 14.7 |
| 2021 1-6 | 12.6 | 5.4 | 18.1 | 7.2 | |||
| 2022 1-6 | 8.5 | -32.4 | 10.1 | 86.1 | 18.7 | 3.3 | -1.6 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
- Maltese investments in Bulgaria
By the end of 2021, Maltese investments in Bulgaria total EUR 749.2 million, according to BNB data. For the past year 2021, the value of investments amounted to 72.1 million euros, and for the first and second quarters of 2022, to 68.2 million euros and -33.5 million euros, respectively.
- Tourism
| year | Maltese tourists in Bulgaria (border crossing) | % |
| 2011 | 3 202 | -27.0 |
| 2012 | 3 756 | 7.2 |
| 2013 | 2 443 | -23.7 |
| 2014 | 1 799 | -26.4 |
| 2015 | 2 228 | 23.8 |
| 2016 | 4 676 | 109.9 |
| 2017 | 3 719 | -20,5 |
| 2018 | 4 590 | 23,4 |
| 2019 | 3 475 | -24,3 |
| 2020 | 1 015 | -70.8 |
| 2021 | 1 659 | 63,4 |
| 2022 г. 1-6 | 1 506 | 261,2 |
Source: Ministry of Tourism