Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
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 2/940 76 88
E-mail: a.kioseva@mi.government.bg
Boryana Mincheva
State expert – Asia, Africa, America and Australia Department
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
tel.: + 359 2 9407881
E-mail: b.mincheva@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Islamic Republic of Pakistan
In recent years, the commercial and economic relations between Bulgaria and Pakistan have seen a negative development, due to a significant decline in bilateral trade.
- TRADE TURNOVER (MLN. USD)
| Year | Total turnover | growth,% | Export | growth,% | Import | growth,% | Balance |
| 2013 | 39.4 | 29.2 | 25.4 | 60.8 | 14.0 | -4.8 | 11.4 |
| 2014 | 35.2 | -10.7 | 14.7 | -42.1 | 20.5 | 46.4 | -5.8 |
| 2015 | 30.0 | -14.8 | 13.8 | -6.1 | 16.2 | -21.0 | -2.4 |
| 2016 | 29.7 | -1.0 | 13.9 | -12.0 | 15.8 | 7.5 | -1.9 |
| 2017 | 37.0 | 24.6 | 15.9 | -37.4 | 21.1 | 50.7 | -5.2 |
| 2018 | 37.1 | 0.3 | 16.3 | 2.5 | 20.8 | -1.4 | -4.5 |
| 2019 | 46.2 | 24.5 | 15.3 | -6.1 | 30.9 | 48.6 | -15.6 |
| 2020 | 62.9 | 36.1 | 27.2 | 77.8 | 35.7 | 15.5 | -8.5 |
| 2021 | 138.1 | 119.6 | 93.7 | 244.5 | 44.4 | 24.4 | 49.3 |
| 2022 | 129.4 | -6.3 | 79.0 | -15.7 | 50.4 | 13.5 | 28.6 |
| 2023 | 82.4 | -36.3 | 32.4 | -59.0 | 50.0 | -0.8 | -17.6 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
- INVESTMENTS
According to Bulgarian National Bank data statistics, the total foreign direct investments from China to Bulgaria (by the end of 2023) amount to 1.8 million euros.