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
Yulia Filcheva Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry 12 Knyaz Aleksandar I Str., Sofia 1000
tel. +359 2 940 7784
fax. +359 2 987 4008
E-mail: u.filcheva@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Philippines
1. Trade turnover (mln. USD)
| Year | Total turnover | Growth % | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Balance |
| 2013 | 95,3 | 54,0 | 45,2 | 170,7 | 50,1 | 10,8 | -4,9 |
| 2014 | 65,5 | -31,3 | 48,0 | 6,2 | 17,5 | -65,1 | 30,5 |
| 2015 | 43,8 | -33,1 | 24,1 | -49,8 | 19,7 | 12,6 | 4,4 |
| 2016 | 78,0 | 78,1 | 47,1 | 95,4 | 30,9 | 56,9 | 16,2 |
| 2017 | 83,5 | 7,1 | 38,7 | -17,8 | 44,8 | 45,0 | -6,1 |
| 2018 | 104,5 | 25,1 | 41,8 | 8,0 | 62,7 | 40,0 | -20,9 |
| 2019 | 147,6 | 29,2 | 98,0 | 57,3 | 49,6 | -20,8 | 48,4 |
| 2020 | 161,1 | 8,3 | 110,4 | 11,2 | 50,7 | 2,2 | 59,7 |
| 2021 | 137,7 | 14,5 | 79,3 | -28,2 | 58,4 | 15,2 | 20,9 |
| 2022 | 124,9 | -9,3 | 40,0 | -49,6 | 84,9 | 45,4 | -44,9 |
| 2023 | 147,6 | 18,2 | 49,2 | 23,0 | 98,4 | 15,9 | -49,2 |
| януари-май 2023 | 62.2 |
| 19.9 |
| 42.3 |
| -22.4 |
| януари-май 2024 | 60.0 | -3.5 | 25.4 | 27.6 | 34.6 | -18.2 | -9.2 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. Investments from Philippines in Bulgaria
According to the Bulgarian National Bank, the total foreign direct investments from Philippines in Bulgaria at the end of 2023 amounted to 5,6 mln. EUR.