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Еxports, imports and trade balance of Bulgaria with main non EU partner countries1 in the period January - March 20242 and 20252
Countries Exports - FOB Imports - CIF Trade balance - FOB/CIF
2024 2025 Change compared to the same period of the previous year - % 2024 2025 Change compared to the same period of the previous year - % 2024 2025
Million BGN Million BGN Million BGN
Third countries - total 7 455.2 7 011.5 -6.0 9 230.9 10 719.5 16.1 -1 775.7 -3 708.0
of which:                
Albania 217.2 60.2 -72.3 24.1 29.1 20.7 193.1 31.1
Algeria 152.2 419.1 175.4 28.4 1.8 -93.7 123.8 417.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.8 38.7 -11.6 12.3 19.9 61.8 31.5 18.8
Brazil 22.5 17.6 -21.8 66.6 379.9 470.4 -44.1 -362.3
Canada 89.0 69.5 -21.9 115.9 207.7 79.2 -26.9 -138.2
Chile 16.2 9.5 -41.4 188.9 44.7 -76.3 -172.7 -35.2
China 407.5 301.6 -26.0 1 078.8 1 606.7 48.9 -671.3 -1 305.1
Egypt 291.4 114.2 -60.8 601.1 122.9 -79.6 -309.7 -8.7
Georgia 135.0 160.6 19.0 57.3 163.5 185.3 77.7 -2.9
Gibraltar 379.4 170.9 -55.0 0.0 0.0 x 379.4 170.9
India 64.9 85.9 32.4 101.3 132.2 30.5 -36.4 -46.3
Indonesia 47.9 19.1 -60.1 266.7 16.5 -93.8 -218.8 2.6
Iran, Islamic Republic of 80.7 54.3 -32.7 24.0 32.0 33.3 56.7 22.3
Israel 68.6 76.7 11.8 27.8 36.0 29.5 40.8 40.7
Japan 34.3 34.7 1.2 92.7 72.9 -21.4 -58.4 -38.2
Kazakhstan 52.2 33.9 -35.1 1.0 400.0 39 900.0 51.2 -366.1
Korea, Republic of 180.3 39.3 -78.2 74.5 86.5 16.1 105.8 -47.2
Libya 9.8 28.0 185.7 282.0 97.4 -65.5 -272.2 -69.4
Morocco 89.6 150.0 67.4 56.2 52.8 -6.0 33.4 97.2
Namibia 0.0 3.3 x 0.0 10.5 x 0.0 -7.2
Norway 37.8 37.4 -1.1 33.1 23.4 -29.3 4.7 14.0
Peru 5.8 9.0 55.2 225.9 128.6 -43.1 -220.1 -119.6
Republic of North Macedonia 401.1 398.6 -0.6 217.3 257.8 18.6 183.8 140.8
Russian Federation 165.9 176.6 6.4 751.2 318.2 -57.6 -585.3 -141.6
Serbia 386.8 422.6 9.3 461.8 575.9 24.7 -75.0 -153.3
Singapore 23.2 22.8 -1.7 10.9 13.0 19.3 12.3 9.8
South Africa 52.7 21.1 -60.0 19.3 5.9 -69.4 33.4 15.2
Switzerland 166.7 165.3 -0.8 206.3 223.5 8.3 -39.6 -58.2
Taiwan4 17.9 11.7 -34.6 64.9 56.9 -12.3 -47.0 -45.2
Tunisia 67.9 137.0 101.8 65.6 11.6 -82.3 2.3 125.4
Turkiye 1 344.4 1 499.4 11.5 2 131.6 2 982.3 39.9 -787.2 -1 482.9
Ukraine 264.3 365.5 38.3 569.6 563.3 -1.1 -305.3 -197.8
United Arab Emirates 75.6 74.5 -1.5 18.4 31.4 70.7 57.2 43.1
United Kingdom3 341.9 208.7 -39.0 174.1 181.5 4.3 167.8 27.2
United States 498.7 509.1 2.1 235.1 356.2 51.5 263.6 152.9
Viet Nam 19.7 14.4 -26.9 74.7 90.8 21.6 -55.0 -76.4

1 Partner country:
- In case of exports (or dispatches) is the country (or Member State) of final destination of the goods.
- In case of imports (or arrivals) is the country (or Member State) of consignment of the goods.
2 Data are preliminary as of May 13, 2025.
3 The United Kingdom includes: Northern Ireland; Great Britain; Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
4 Separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.
'x" - not applicable.
"0" - a quantity less than half of the unit of measure used.
Exports, imports and trade balance by groups of countries and main partner countries1 of Bulgaria in the period January - February 20242 and 20252
Countries and groups of countries Exports - FOB Imports - CIF Trade balance - FOB/CIF
2024 2025 Change compared to the same period of the previous year - % 2024 2025 Change compared to the same period of the previous year - % 2024 2025
Million BGN Million BGN Million BGN
Total 13 058.4 12 832.9 -1.7 14 994.0 15 776.5 5.2 -1 935.6 -2 943.6
EU 8 340.6 8 306.6 -0.4 9 158.1 8 936.5 -2.4 -817.5 -629.9
Austria 228.5 221.9 -2.9 386.3 349.7 -9.5 -157.8 -127.8
Belgium 479.4 176.6 -63.2 324.6 335.2 3.3 154.8 -158.6
Croatia 201.2 102.3 -49.2 51.5 62.7 21.7 149.7 39.6
Cyprus 38.2 40.2 5.2 12.0 16.4 36.7 26.2 23.8
Czechia 276.6 258.5 -6.5 440.2 372.1 -15.5 -163.6 -113.6
Denmark 59.8 93.7 56.7 85.8 77.4 -9.8 -26.0 16.3
Estonia 15.2 16.1 5.9 53.4 95.7 79.2 -38.2 -79.6
Finland 29.1 26.7 -8.2 35.4 29.1 -17.8 -6.3 -2.4
France 457.5 436.2 -4.7 420.6 378.3 -10.1 36.9 57.9
Germany 1 905.0 1 915.7 0.6 1 802.8 1 840.8 2.1 102.2 74.9
Greece 712.5 693.8 -2.6 839.7 852.3 1.5 -127.2 -158.5
Hungary 190.7 194.4 1.9 575.1 555.8 -3.4 -384.4 -361.4
Ireland 36.4 44.7 22.8 56.8 74.2 30.6 -20.4 -29.5
Italy 1 021.8 963.1 -5.7 884.8 754.5 -14.7 137.0 208.6
Latvia 12.9 19.3 49.6 13.8 14.9 8.0 -0.9 4.4
Lithuania 35.1 36.2 3.1 30.7 39.2 27.7 4.4 -3.0
Luxembourg 5.3 3.4 -35.8 13.3 12.4 -6.8 -8.0 -9.0
Malta 6.2 5.2 -16.1 5.0 3.0 -40.0 1.2 2.2
Netherlands 229.3 326.7 42.5 598.8 575.4 -3.9 -369.5 -248.7
Poland 377.9 372.0 -1.6 560.0 623.6 11.4 -182.1 -251.6
Portugal 33.1 40.4 22.1 45.6 42.6 -6.6 -12.5 -2.2
Romania 977.1 1 185.9 21.4 1 184.9 1 060.6 -10.5 -207.8 125.3
Slovakia 139.0 143.8 3.5 201.6 210.6 4.5 -62.6 -66.8
Slovenia 64.1 56.2 -12.3 147.2 182.3 23.8 -83.1 -126.1
Spain 237.7 256.4 7.9 252.1 270.4 7.3 -14.4 -14.0
Sweden 133.6 123.2 -7.8 104.8 77.2 -26.3 28.8 46.0
Not specified 437.4 554.0 26.7 31.3 30.1 -3.8 406.1 523.9
Non EU countries 4 717.8 4 526.3 -4.1 5 835.9 6 840.0 17.2 -1 118.1 -2 313.7
CIS3 270.0 245.2 -9.2 505.7 542.7 7.3 -235.7 -297.5
of which:                
Kazakhstan 31.4 22.3 -29.0 0.7 378.4 53 957.1 30.7 -356.1
Russian Federation 103.0 101.2 -1.7 448.9 122.5 -72.7 -345.9 -21.3
OECD4 1 844.1 1 724.5 -6.5 2 186.5 2 472.6 13.1 -342.4 -748.1
of which:                
Canada 65.4 33.4 -48.9 29.8 61.3 105.7 35.6 -27.9
Chile 9.4 6.2 -34.0 141.5 1.7 -98.8 -132.1 4.5
Israel 47.2 51.4 8.9 19.0 24.8 30.5 28.2 26.6
Japan 21.4 21.4 0.0 68.9 51.2 -25.7 -47.5 -29.8
Korea, Republic of 134.9 27.8 -79.4 48.9 61.4 25.6 86.0 -33.6
Turkiye 828.7 945.7 14.1 1 453.2 1 681.2 15.7 -624.5 -735.5
United Kingdom5 223.0 120.0 -46.2 110.1 117.8 7.0 112.9 2.2
United States 323.3 332.2 2.8 123.9 265.8 114.5 199.4 66.4
EFTA6 129.3 135.3 4.6 151.6 151.0 -0.4 -22.3 -15.7
of which:                
Norway 17.8 25.0 40.4 27.4 14.7 -46.4 -9.6 10.3
Switzerland 110.4 109.2 -1.1 123.2 135.9 10.3 -12.8 -26.7
Countries not included in the upper groups
Albania 124.3 38.3 -69.2 16.6 19.8 19.3 107.7 18.5
Algeria 92.0 259.3 181.8 25.4 1.4 -94.5 66.6 257.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.2 25.5 -15.6 8.5 10.2 20.0 21.7 15.3
Brazil 15.4 11.9 -22.7 58.6 161.7 175.9 -43.2 -149.8
China 257.7 135.4 -47.5 636.1 1 084.1 70.4 -378.4 -948.7
Egypt 169.0 91.3 -46.0 345.0 74.4 -78.4 -176.0 16.9
Georgia 68.3 109.6 60.5 24.8 129.4 421.8 43.5 -19.8
India 43.9 52.9 20.5 80.4 65.9 -18.0 -36.5 -13.0
Indonesia 18.9 11.8 -37.6 133.2 9.4 -92.9 -114.3 2.4
Iran, Islamic Republic of 52.9 30.4 -42.5 16.0 17.3 8.1 36.9 13.1
Peru 4.3 5.2 20.9 161.5 52.1 -67.7 -157.2 -46.9
Republic of North Macedonia 256.0 258.7 1.1 135.2 169.7 25.5 120.8 89.0
Serbia 219.0 274.1 25.2 304.1 345.8 13.7 -85.1 -71.7
Singapore 17.3 18.2 5.2 6.0 8.7 45.0 11.3 9.5
South Africa 45.7 14.3 -68.7 15.0 4.9 -67.3 30.7 9.4
Taiwan7 12.4 6.6 -46.8 43.6 39.1 -10.3 -31.2 -32.5
Tunisia 64.6 119.7 85.3 62.5 9.3 -85.1 2.1 110.4
Ukraine 176.8 192.1 8.7 377.7 373.6 -1.1 -200.9 -181.5
United Arab Emirates 46.1 45.1 -2.2 16.1 24.9 54.7 30.0 20.2
Viet Nam 12.3 9.1 -26.0 45.5 68.8 51.2 -33.2 -59.7

1 Partner country:
- In case of exports (or dispatches) is the country (or Member State) of final destination of the goods
- In case of imports (or arrivals) is the country (or Member State) of consignment of the goods.
2 Data are preliminary as of May 13, 2025.
3 CIS includes: Azerbaijan; Armenia; Belarus; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Moldova, Republic of; Russian Federation; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
4 OECD includes: Australia; Virgin Islands (US); United States; Iceland; Canada; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Mexico; New Zealand; Norway; Korea, Republic of; Turkey; United Kingdom; Switzerland; Japan and Israel.
5 The United Kingdom includes: Northern Ireland; Great Britain; Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
6 EFTA includes: Norway; Switzerland; Iceland and Liechtenstein.
7 Separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.
13.05.2025