Commercial and Economic Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Stockholm, Sweden
Contacts in the Ministry of Еconomy and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe Department
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Emil Tepavicharov
Chief expert, Europe Department
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
tel.: + 359 2 940 7610
e.tepavicharov@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Sweden
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| Year | Total turnover | % | Export | % | Import | % | Balance |
| 2011 | 251.5 | 40.8 | 104.8 | 34.2 | 146.7 | 46.0 | -41.9 |
| 2012 | 226.6 | -9.9 | 94.0 | -10.3 | 132.6 | -9.6 | -38.6 |
| 2013 | 254.3 | 12.2 | 108.3 | 15.2 | 146.0 | 10.1 | -37.7 |
| 2014 | 289.2 | 13.7 | 139.6 | 28.9 | 149.6 | 2.5 | -10.0 |
| 2015 | 314.5 | 8.7 | 152.0 | 8.8 | 162.5 | 8.6 | -10.5 |
| 2016 | 346.6 | 10.2 | 181.7 | 19.5 | 164.9 | 1.5 | 16.8 |
| 2017 | 411.8 | 19.0 | 218.2 | 20.6 | 193.6 | 17.2 | 25.7 |
| 2018 | 457.6 | 11.1 | 252.7 | 15.8 | 204.8 | 5.8 | 47.9 |
| 2019 | 461.0 | 0.8 | 262.5 | 3.9 | 198.4 | -3.1 | 64.1 |
| 2020 | 431.6 | -6.6 | 247.2 | -5.8 | 184.3 | -7.6 | 62.8 |
| 2021 | 520.1 | 19.4 | 272.3 | 10.2 | 247.8 | 31.4 | 24.5 |
| 2022 | 709.8 | 25.3 | 356.7 | 30.8 | 353.1 | 42.9 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 812.8 | 14.5 | 403.7 | 13.2 | 409.1 | 15.9 | -5.4 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
- Swedish investments in Bulgaria
According to the Bulgarian National Bank, the total foreign direct investments from Sweden in Bulgaria at the end of 2023 amounted to 603.8 mln euros.