Economic relations between Bulgaria and Spain
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
Year | Total turnover | Growth % | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Balance |
2015 | 1739.0 | 1.1 | 530.9 | 14.8 | 1208.1 | -3.9 | -677.3 |
2016 | 1701.0 | -2.2 | 662.5 | 24.8 | 1038.5 | -14.0 | -376.0 |
2017 | 2378.3 | 39.8 | 784.2 | 18.4 | 1594.1 | 53.5 | -809.8 |
2018 | 2196.9 | -7.6 | 698.5 | -10.9 | 1498.3 | -6.0 | -799.7 |
2019 | 2081.2 | -5.3 | 812.7 | 16.4 | 1268.5 | -15.4 | -455.7 |
2020 | 1255,0 | -39.7 | 669,1 | -17.7 | 585,8 | -53.9 | 83,2 |
2021 | 1692,2 | 34,8 | 951,3 | 42,2 | 740,9 | 26,5 | 210,4 |
1-6,2021 | 799,0 | 436,2 | 362,8 | 73,4 | |||
1-6,2022 | 1142,3 | 43,0 | 701,7 | 60,9 | 440,5 | 21,4 | 261,2 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
- Spanish investments in Bulgaria
According to Bulgarian National Bank, the total foreign direct investments from Spain in Bulgaria at the end of 2021 amounted to 883 million euros. The flow of foreign direct investments from Spain in Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2022 is 0,8 million euros, and in the second quarter are negative -4.8 million euros.
- Tourism
year | Spanish tourists in Bulgaria | % | Bulgarian tourists in Spain | % |
2016 | 59287 | +5.5 | 139418 | +22.3 |
2017 | 79977 | +34.9 | 170944 | +22.6 |
2018 | 89 834 | +12.3 | 181 412 | +6.1 |
2019 | 89 054 | -0.9 | 193 700 | +6.8 |
2020 | 14220 | -84,0 | n/a | |
2021 | 24906 | +75,1 | n/a | |
1-6,2022 | 21154 | +278.6 | 22511 | n/a |
Source: Ministry of Tourism