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
Ketya Manoilova
State expert, Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation directorate
tel.: + 359 2 940 7823
k.manoilova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and UK
- Trade turnover (mln. euro)
| Year | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Balance | Total turnover | Growth % |
| 2013 | 469.3 | 17.9 | 382.2 | 4.6 | 87.1 | 851.5 | 11.5 |
| 2014 | 488.99 | 4.2 | 444.2 | 16.3 | 45.1 | 933.2 | 9.6 |
| 2015 | 586.2 | 19.9 | 481.8 | 8.5 | 80.2 | 1068 | 14.4 |
| 2016 | 591.1 | 0.8 | 600.3 | 24.6 | -9.2 | 1 191.4 | 11.6 |
| 2017 | 650.7 | 10.1 | 475.6 | -20.8 | 174.9 | 1 126.3 | -5.5 |
| 2018 | 696.97 | 7.1 | 492.2 | 3.5 | 204.7 | 1 189.2 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 699.7 | 0.4 | 460.4 | -6.5 | 239.4 | 1 160.1 | -2.4 |
| 2020 | 666.1 | -4.8 | 389.9 | -15.3 | 276.2 | 1055.96 | -9.0 |
| 2021 | 624.3 | -6.3 | 305.5 | -21.6 | 318.8 | 929.9 | -11.9 |
| 2022 | 730.3 | 17.0 | 433.1 | 41.8 | 291.7 | 1163.4 | 25.1 |
| 2023 | 826.4 | 13.2 | 395.2 | -8.8 | 431.1 | 1221.6 | 5.0 |
| 2024 | 628.1 | -24.0 | 467.8 | 18.4 | 160.3 | 1095.9 | -10.3 |
| 2024 1-6 | 338,7 | 208,2 | 130,5 | 546,9 | |||
| 2025 1-6 | 267,3 | -21,1 | 194,3 | -6,7 | 73 | 461,6 | -15,6 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
- British investments in Bulgaria
According to BNB data, at the end of the second quarter of 2025, the total value of British investments amounted to 2,672 billion euros.