Български 
Ministry of Economy and Industry
8, Slavyanska Str., Sofia 1052, Bulgaria
BULSTAT: 177549105
Portugal
Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry
Vessela BayraktarovaHead of Europe DepartmentForeign Economic Cooperation DirectorateMinistry of Economy and Industrytel.: +359 2 9407886v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg
Antoaneta HristovaChief expert, Europe departmentForeign economic cooperation directorateMinistry of Economy and Industry
tel.: + 359 2 9407693a.hristova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Portugal
1. Trade turnover (mln. euro)
|
year |
Total turnover |
growth % |
Export |
growth % |
Import |
growth % |
Balance |
|
2015 |
150.5 |
-3.9 |
94.7 |
-9.1 |
55.8 |
6.4 |
38.8 |
|
2016 |
150.3 |
-0.1 |
102.6 |
8.4 |
47.7 |
-14.6 |
54.9 |
|
2017 |
170.4 |
13.4 |
117.7 |
14.7 |
52.7 |
10.5 |
64.9 |
|
2018 |
186.6 |
9.5 |
99.5 |
-15.5 |
87.1 |
65.2 |
12.3 |
|
2019 |
249.7 |
33.9 |
157.3 |
58.2 |
92.4 |
6.0 |
64.9 |
|
2020 |
169.1 |
-32.3 |
103.5 |
-34.2 |
65.5 |
-29.0 |
38.0 |
|
2021 |
250,0 |
47,8 |
128,3 |
23,9 |
121,6 |
85,5 |
6,7 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. Portuguese investments in Bulgaria
According to Bulgarian National Bank, the total foreign direct investments from Portugal in Bulgaria at the end of 2021 amounted to 5.9 million euros.
The flow of foreign direct investments from Portugal in Bulgaria in 2021 was negative -0.5 million euros.
3. Tourism
|
year |
Portuguese tourists in Bulgaria |
% |
Bulgarian tourists in Portugal |
% |
|
2016 |
10 115 |
+1.1 |
20 051 |
+42.9 |
|
2017 |
16 297 |
+61.1 |
20 030 |
-0.1 |
|
2018 |
16166 |
-0.8 |
20126 |
0.5 |
|
2019 |
18300 |
+13.2 |
19685 |
-2.2 |
|
2020 |
3765 |
-79,4 |
n/a |
|
|
2021 |
7671 |
+103.7 |
n/a |
Source: Ministry of Tourism
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