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 directorate
Tel.: +359 2 9407886
E-mail: v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Dayana Popangelova
Europe, Russian Federation and CIS countries and Georgia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation directorate
tel.: +359 2 940 7697
d.popangelova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Switzerland
Trade turnover (mm. euro)
Year | Total Turnover | Growth % | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Balance |
2014 | 296.3 | -15.8 | 121.8 | -20.8 | 174.9 | -11.9 | -53.3 |
2015 | 282.3 | 7.8 | 89.3 | 7.2 | 192.9 | 8.3 | -103.6 |
2016 | 332.6 | 0.17 | 136.1 | 52.0 | 196.4 | 2.0 | -60.2 |
2017 | 376.9 | 4.5 | 165.0 | 22.0 | 211.9 | 7.9 | -46.8 |
2018 | 397.0 | 5.3 | 152.4 | -7.6 | 244.6 | 15.4 | -92.1 |
2019 | 453.0 | 13.6 | 193.2 | 27.1 | 259.7 | 5.9 | -66.5 |
2020 | 425.9 | -6.0 | 181.1 | -6.2 | 244.7 | -5.8 | -63.5 |
2021 | 520.8 | 22.4 | 234.0 | 29.2 | 286.8 | 17.4 | -52 |
2022 | 628.7 | 20.7 | 310.2 | 32.5 | 318.5 | 11.1 | – 8.3 |
2023 | 754.4 | 22.8 | 363.8 | 0.8 | 390.6 | 0.7 | -26.8 |
2024-6 | 389.3 | 7.5 | 173.7 | -6.3 | 215.6 | 22.0 | -41 914 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
Switzerland investments in Bulgaria
According to Bulgarian national Bank data, the amount of direct Swiss investments in Bulgaria amounted to January 2024. in the amount of 3,967 billion euros.