Bulgaria Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

-1,974.5

Units In

BGN Million

-1,674.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 11, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
98.5 Jul 2017	-2,106.2 Oct 2008	-727.88 BGN Million	2000-2025	N/A

Bulgaria exports mostly fuels, manufactured goods (clothing, footwear), machinery and transport equipment and chemicals. Bulgaria's main exports partners are Germany,Turkey, Italy, Greece and Romania. Bulgaria imports fuels, machinery and transport equipment, metals, raw materials. Bulgaria's main imports partners are Russia, Germany, Romania and Italy.

Latest Updates

Bulgaria’s trade deficit widened to BGN 1,974.5 million in January 2025 from BGN 1,044.3 million in the corresponding month of the previous year. Imports surged by 10.4% year-on-year to BGN 8,187.6 million, primarily attributed to higher purchases from non-EU countries (30.8%). However, purchases declined from EU countries (-2.6%). Meanwhile, exports fell by 2.5% from a year earlier to BGN 6,213.1 million, mainly due to a notable decrease of sales to non-EU countries (-10.5%). Conversely, sales to EU countries (1.9%) increased.