Еconomic relations between Bulgaria and Greece
1. Trade turnover (mln. euro)
|
Year |
Total turnover |
Growth,% |
Export |
Growth,% |
Import |
Growth,% |
Balance |
|
2011 |
2736.7 |
15.1 |
1423.6 |
15.1 |
1313.1 |
15.0 |
110.5 |
|
2012 |
3037.2 |
11.0 |
1494.6 |
5.0 |
1542.6 |
17.5 |
-48.0 |
|
2013 |
2981.4 |
-1.8 |
1546.0 |
3.4 |
1435.4 |
-6.9 |
110.6 |
|
2014 |
2818.7 |
-5.5 |
1481.7 |
-4.2 |
1337.0 |
-6.9 |
144.7 |
|
2015 |
2778.6 |
-1.4 |
1510.7 |
2.0 |
1267.9 |
-5.2 |
242.8 |
|
2016 |
2909.7 |
4.7 |
1650.7 |
9.3 |
1259.0 |
-0.7 |
391.7 |
|
2017 |
3051.5 |
4.9 |
1719.2 |
4.1 |
1332.2 |
5.8 |
386.8 |
|
2018 |
3289.2 |
7.8 |
1889.5 |
9.9 |
1399.7 |
5.1 |
489.7 |
|
2019 |
3561.4 |
8.3 |
2011.4 |
6.5 |
1549.9 |
10.7 |
461.4 |
|
2020 |
3380.2 |
-4.9 |
1863.9 |
-7.1 |
1516.4 |
-2.1 |
347.5 |
|
2021 |
4364.7 |
29.3 |
2292.5 |
23.3 |
2072.1 |
36.7 |
220.4 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2.Greek Investments in Bulgaria
According to the statistical data provided by the Bulgarian National Bank, the total amount of direct investments from Greece to Bulgaria until the end of the year 2021, is 2815 million euro.
In 2021 FDI from Greece to Bulgaria amounted to 89.9 million. euro , while for the first quarter of 2022 the investment flow is negative (-20.1 million euro)
3.Tourism
|
Year |
Greek tourists in Bulgaria |
% |
|
2011 |
942 680 |
4.2 |
|
2012 |
928 552 |
-1.5 |
|
2013 |
935 431 |
0.7 |
|
2014 |
1 031 981 |
10.3 |
|
2015 |
972 971 |
- 5.7 |
|
2016 |
1 067 105 |
9.7 |
|
2017 |
1 157 622 |
8.5 |
|
2018 |
1 116 265 |
-3.6 |
|
2019 |
1 168 373 |
+4.7 |
|
2020 |
271 190 |
-76,8 |
|
2021 |
259 404 |
-4,3 |
|
I-II.2022 |
62 400 |
232.8 |
Source: Ministry of Tourism