Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe, Russian Federation and CIS countries and Georgia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation directorate
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Ketya Manoilova
State expert, Europe, Russian Federation and CIS countries and Georgia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation directorate
tel.: + 359 2 940 7823
k.manoilova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Malta
1. Trade turnover (mln. euro)
Year | export | growth % | import | growth % | Total turnover | growth % | balance |
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 |
2022 | 15.9 | -45.0 | 18.5 | 31.2 | 34.4 | -19.9 | -2.6 |
2023 | 19.5 | 22.6 | 14.0 | -24.3 | 33.5 | -2.6 | 5.5 |
2023 1-6 | 10.8 | 8.1 | 18.9 | 2.7 | |||
2024 1-6 | 9.1 | -15.7 | 6.5 | -19.8 | 15.6 | -17.5 | 2.6 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. Maltese investments in Bulgaria
At the end of the second quarter of 2024, Maltese investments in Bulgaria amount to EUR 894.6 million, according to BNB data.