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 Bairaktarova
Head of department
Tel.: +359 2 940 7886
E-mail: v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Boris Kirov
Expert
Tel.: +359 2 940 7689
E-mail: b.kirov@mi.government.bg
Trade and economic relations between Bulgaria and Ukraine
Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine
- Trade turnover (Мln. USD)
| Year | Total turnover | growth,% | Export | growth,% | Import | growth,% | Balance |
| 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 | 2021,3 | -34,9 | 926,4 | -23,5 | 1 094,9 | -42,3 | -168,5 |
| 2024 | 1795,6 | -11,2 | 568,4 | –38,6 | 1227,2 | 12,1 | –658,7 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry of the Republic of Bulgaria.
- Ukrainian investments in Bulgaria (Mln. Eurо)
According to the Bulgarian National Bank, the total foreign direct investments from Ukraine in Bulgaria at the end of 2024 amounted to 307,4 mln. euros.