Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry
Adelina Kioseva
Head of “Asia, Africa, America and Australia” Department
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
tel.: +359 2 9407688
E-mail: a.kioseva@mi.government.bg
Boyko Godev
Consultant “Asia, Africa, America and Australia” Department
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
tel.: + 359 2 9407705
Economic relations between Bulgaria and New Zealand
Trade turnover (mln. US Dollars)
| Year | Export | Import | Total turnover | Balance |
| 2019 | 8.7 | 11.8 | 20.5 | -3.1 |
| 2020 | 7.4 | 12.8 | 20.2 | -5.4 |
| 2021 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 24.8 | -3.8 |
| 2022 | 9.8 | 15.4 | 25.2 | -5.6 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 17.5 | 27.0 | -8.0 |
| 2024 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 22.9 | 1.5 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
- New Zealand investments in Bulgaria
The size of New Zealand investments in Bulgaria is very modest. According to Bulgarian National Bank data, at the end of 2023, net New Zealand investments in Bulgaria amounted to 5.1 million euros, at the end of 2024, they amounted to 5.5 million euros.