Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Economy, Investments and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe and Central Asia Department
Bilateral Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Tel.: +359 2 940 7886
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 Malta
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| Year | Total turnover | Growth % | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Balance |
| 2020 | 54.6 | 15.0 | 24.0 | 7.8 | 30.6 | 21.3 | -6.6 |
| 2021 | 43.0 | -21.3 | 28.9 | 20.2 | 14.1 | -53.9 | 14.7 |
| 2022 | 34.4 | -19.9 | 15.9 | -44.8 | 18.5 | 31.1 | -2.6 |
| 2023 | 33.5 | -2.6 | 19.5 | 22.6 | 14.0 | -24.3 | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 28.0 | -16.4 | 17.9 | -8.2 | 10.1 | -27.9 | 7.8 |
| 2025 | 36.0 | 28.5 | 20.6 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 51.6 | 5.2 |
| 2025 1-6 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | |||
| 2026 1-6 | 24.6 | 85.9 | 16.7 | 86.8 | 7.9 | 84.0 | 8.8 |
Source: Ministry of Economy, Investments and Industry
- Maltese investments in Bulgaria
According to Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) data, as of the end of 2025, total investments from Malta in Bulgaria amounted to EUR 853.1 million. At the end of the second quarter of 2026, the total stock of investments from Malta stood at EUR 1.125 billion.