Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Economy, Investments and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe and Central Asia Department
Bilateral Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Tel.: +359 2 9407886
E-mail: v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Bogdana Grigorova
Expert, Europe and Central Asia Department
Bilateral Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Tel.: +359 2 940 7789
E-mail: b.grigorova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Romania
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| Year | Total turnover | Growth % | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Balance |
| 2020 | 4 793.7 | -4.3 | 2 543.7 | -2.1 | 2 250.0 | -6.6 | 293.7 |
| 2021 | 6 467.5 | 34.9 | 3 510.0 | 38.0 | 2 957.6 | 31.4 | 552.4 |
| 2022 | 8 604.9 | 33.0 | 4 829.1 | 37.6 | 3 775.8 | 27.7 | 1 053.3 |
| 2023 | 7 447.1 | -13.5 | 4 076.6 | -15.6 | 3 370.5 | -10.7 | 706.1 |
| 2024 | 8 482.5 | 13.9 | 4 366.4 | 7.1 | 4 116.1 | 22.1 | 250.3 |
| 2025 | 8 724.0 | 2.8 | 4 536.3 | 3.9 | 4 187.7 | 1.7 | 348.6 |
| 1-6 2025 | 4 339.5 | 7.3 | 2 311.0 | 15.0 | 2 028.5 | -0.3 | 282.5 |
| 1-6 2026 | 4 695.6 | 8.2 | 2 603.4 | 12.7 | 2 092.2 | 3.1 | 511.2 |
Source: Ministry of Economy, Investments and Industry (preliminary data for 2026)
- Romanian investments in Bulgaria
According to the Bulgarian National Bank data, the total foreign direct investments from Romania in Bulgaria as of June 30, 2026 amounted to 432.0 million euros.