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 the Netherlands
- Trade Turnover (mln. Еuro)
| Year | Export on million eur | growth | Import in million eur | growth | Balance in million eur | Turnover in million eur | growth |
|
|
| % |
| % |
|
| % |
| 2012 | 379.3 | 5.4 | 769.2 | 29.5 | -389.9 | 1148.5 | 20.4 |
| 2013 | 480.8 | 26.8 | 683.2 | -11.2 | -202.4 | 1164.0 | 1.3 |
| 2014 | 494.9 | 2.9 | 719.7 | 5.3 | -224.8 | 1214.6 | 4.3 |
| 2015 | 540.2 | 9.2 | 882.7 | 22.6 | -342.5 | 1422.9 | 17.2 |
| 2016 | 638.1 | 18.1 | 955.2 | 8.2 | -317.1 | 1593.3 | 12.0 |
| 2017 | 661.3 | 3.6 | 1111.5 | 16.4 | -450.2 | 1772.9 | 11.3 |
| 2018 | 774.3 | 17.1 | 1220.0 | 9.8 | -445.8 | 1994.3 | 12.5 |
| 2019 | 756.6 | -2.3 | 1206.3 | -1.0 | -449.7 | 1962.95 | -1.5 |
| 2020 | 736.3 | -2.7 | 1218.2 | 1.0 | -481.9 | 1954.5 | -0.4 |
| 2021 | 870.8 | 18.3 | 1663.0 | 36.6 | -792.2 | 2533.8 | 29.7 |
| 2022 | 1146.5 | 31.7 | 2137.8 | 28.6 | -991.3 | 3284.4 | 29.6 |
| 2023 | 885.2 | -22.40 | 2027.9 | -5.15 | -1142,8 | 2913.1 | -11.17 |
| 2024 | 766.8 | -13,4 | 1863.9 | 3,7 | -1097.1 | 2630.8 | -9.7 |
| 06.2024 | 392.32 |
| 892.57 |
| -500.25 | 1.284 |
|
| 06.2025 | 415.44 | 5.2 | 934.48 | 4.8 | – 519.04 | 1.349 | 0.06 |
Source: Ministry of Еconomy and Industry
- Dutch investments in Bulgaria
At the end of 2024, the total value of the Netherlands’ foreign direct investments in Bulgaria amounts to 7.534.1 billion euros, which ranks the country 1st in terms of FDI in Bulgaria.
Source: Bulgarian National Bank