Bulgaria Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

-1,079.5

Units In

BGN Million

-1,081.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 12, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
98.5 Jul 2017	-2,106.2 Oct 2008	-738.59 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 1,079.5 million in June 2025 from BGN 578.5 million in the same month last year, as exports declined while imports increased. Exports fell by 4% year-on-year to BGN 6,970.3 million due to lower sales to the EU (-6.6%), while shipments rose to non-EU countries (0.9%). Meanwhile, imports increased by 2.7% to BGN 8,049.8, reflecting higher purchases from the EU (7.1%), although imports from non-EU countries (-3.1%) contracted. In the January to June period, the country’s trade gap widened sharply to BGN 8,770.8 million from BGN 5,368.6 million in the corresponding period of the previous year, as exports dropped by 4.6%, while imports rose by 3.1%.