Bulgaria Balance of Trade

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

-1,876.9

Units In

BGN Million

-1,909.1

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jul 10, 2025

Time to Release

25 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
98.5 Jul 2017	-2,106.2 Oct 2008	-736.34 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 1,876.9 million in April 2025 from BGN 1,100.0 million in the same month last year, as exports fell much faster than imports. Exports declined by 11.6% year-on-year to BGN 6,583.3 million due to lower sales to both the EU (-12.1%) and non-EU countries (-10.7%). Meanwhile, imports fell by 1.0% to BGN 8,460.2 million, amid reduced purchases from the EU (-6.2%), although imports from non-EU countries increased (6.8%). In the January to April period, the country’s trade gap widened significantly to BGN 6,610.1 million from BGN 3,757.1 million in the corresponding period of the previous year, as exports dropped by 4.8%, while imports increased by 4.8%.