Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe, Russian Federation and CIS countries and Georgia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Antoaneta Hristova
Chief expert, Europe, Russian Federation and CIS countries and Georgia 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 |
| 2014 | 156.7 | -19.5 | 104.2 | -27.5 | 52.5 | 3.0 | 51.7 |
| 2015 | 150.5 | -3.9 | 94.7 | -9.1 | 55.8 | 6.4 | 38.8 |
| 2016 | 150.3 | -0.1 | 102.6 | 8.4 | 47.7 | -14.6 | 54.9 |
| 2017 | 170.4 | 13.4 | 117.7 | 14.7 | 52.7 | 10.5 | 64.9 |
| 2018 | 186.6 | 9.5 | 99.5 | -15.5 | 87.1 | 65.2 | 12.3 |
| 2019 | 249.7 | 33.9 | 157.3 | 58.2 | 92.4 | 6.0 | 64.9 |
| 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 |
| 2023, 1-6 | 110,0 |
| 48,9 |
| 61,1 |
| 12,2 |
| 2024, 1-6 | 116,4 | 5,8 | 61,6 | 0,9 | 54,8 | 12,0 | 6,8 |
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 June 2024 amounted to 13.4 million euros.