Contact Bulgarian trade representatives worldwide
Contacts in the Ministry of Еconomy and Industry
Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation directorate
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Anna Lazarova
State expert, Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign Economic Policy and International Cooperation Directorate
tel.: + 359 2 940 7709
a.lazarova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Sweden
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| Year | Total turnover in million euros | growth % | export |
% | import |
% | balance |
| 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 | 412.5 | 19.0 | 219.1 | 20.6 | 193.4 | 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 | 435.7 | -6.6 | 247.2 | -5.8 | 188.5 | -7.6 | 62.8 |
| 2021 | 520.1 | 19.4 | 272.3 | 10.2 | 247.8 | 31.4 | 24.5 |
| 2022 | 709.78 | 25.3 | 356.68 | 30.8 | 353.10 | 42.9 | 3.57 |
| 2023 | 810.75 | 14.5 | 403.06 | 13.2 | 407.69 | 15.9 | -4.63 |
| 2024 | 654.16 | -19.3 | 360,20 | -10 | 293.96 | -27,9 | 66.23 |
| 06.2024 | 354.4 |
| 196.92 |
| 157.48 |
| 39.44 |
| 06.2025 | 340.77 | -4.5 | 205.24 | 5.1 | 135.53 | -21 | 69.71 |
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 December 2024 amounted to 700.1 mln euros.