Ukraine

Commercial and Economic Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Kiev, Ukraine

Ivan Chalakov
1, Gospitalna Str.
01001 Kyiv, Ukraine
Tel.: +38 044 234 6973
Tel.: +38 044 246 7237
e-mail: i.chalakov@mi.government.bg

Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Bulgaria

Vessela Bayraktarova
Head of Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation
tel.: +359 2 9407886
v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg

Mariana Chavrakova
State expert, Europe and Central Asia Department
Foreign economic policy and international cooperation
tel.: + 359 2 940 7706
m.chavrakova@mi.government.bg

Trade and economic relations between Bulgaria and Ukraine

Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine

1. Trade turnover (Мln. USD)

Bilateral trade between Bulgaria and Ukraine (USD million)

Trade turnover (in USD million) Година Стокообмен млн. щ.д. Ръст % Износ млн. щ.д. Ръст % Внос млн. щ.д. Ръст % Салдо млн. щ.д. 2014 968,6 -27,3 252,1 -55,6 716,5 -6,1 -464,5 2015 697,3 -28,0 177,2 -29,7 520,1 -27,4 -342,9 2016 612,6 -12,1 157,8 -10,9 454,8 -12,6 -297,0 2017 686,6 12,1 169,5 7,4 517,0 13,7 -347,5 2018 789,2 15,0 222,6 31,3 566,6 9,6 -344,1 2019 983,5 24,6 381,7 71,5 601,8 6,2 -220,0 2020 936,9 -4,7 261,7 -31,5 675,2 12,2 -413,5 2021 1 470,9 57,0 480,8 83,3 990,1 46,6 -509,2 2022 3 016,4 105,1 1 189,2 147,3 1 827,2 84,6 -638,1 2023 1 946,6 -34,9 910,1 -23,5 1 054,5 -42,3 -144,4 2024 1 796,1 -11,2 569,1 -38,6 1 226,9 12,1 -657,7 2025 1 735,7 -3,4 618,5 8,7 1 117,1 -8,9 -498,5

Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Ukrainian investments in Bulgaria (Mln. Eurо)

According to data from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), the total stock of foreign direct investment (FDI) from Ukraine in Bulgaria amounted to EUR 276.1 million in 2025. In 2025 FDI inflows from Ukraine reached EUR 34.6 million.