Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Antoaneta Hristova
Chief expert, Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation
tel.: + 359 2 9407693
a.hristova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Portugal
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| year | Total turnover | growth % | Export | growth % | Import | growth % | Balance |
| 2020 | 169.1 | -32.3 | 103.5 | -34.2 | 65.5 | -29.0 | 38.0 |
| 2021 | 250,0 | 47,8 | 128,3 | 23,9 | 121,6 | 85,5 | 6,7 |
| 2022 | 240.4 | -3.8 | 122.3 | -4.7 | 118.1 | -2.9 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 232.6 | -3.2 | 123.7 | 1.1 | 108.9 | -7.8 | 14.8 |
| 2024 | 237.1 | 1.9 | 126.9 | 2.6 | 110.2 | 1.2 | 16.7 |
| 2025 | 238 | 0,4 | 145 | 14,8 | 92 | -16,2 | 53 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
- Portuguese investments in Bulgaria
According to Bulgarian National Bank, the total foreign direct investments from Portugal in Bulgaria at the end of December 2025 amounted to 50.2 million euros.