Economic relations between Bulgaria and Malta
1. Trade turnover (mln. euro)
|
Year |
export |
growth % |
import |
growth % |
Total turnover |
growth % |
balance |
|
2011 |
31.2 |
495.2 |
13.5 |
-47.9 |
44.7 |
38.8 |
17.7 |
|
2012 |
11.1 |
-64.4 |
45.8 |
339.3 |
56.9 |
27.3 |
-34.7 |
|
2013 |
22.7 |
204.5 |
6.6 |
-85.9 |
29.4 |
-48.3 |
16.6 |
|
2014 |
37.9 |
66.9 |
71.0 |
1075.7 |
108.9 |
370.4 |
-33.2 |
|
2015 |
51.8 |
36.7 |
10.2 |
-85.6 |
62.0 |
-43.1 |
41.6 |
|
2016 |
37.4 |
-27.8 |
17.1 |
67.6 |
54.6 |
-11.9 |
20.3 |
|
2018 |
20.9 |
11.7 |
119.3 |
212.5 |
140.3 |
146.4 |
-98.4 |
|
2019 |
22.3 |
6.6 |
25.2 |
-78.9 |
47.5 |
-66.1 |
-2.9 |
|
2020 |
24.0 |
7.8 |
30.6 |
21.3 |
54.6 |
15.0 |
-6.6 |
|
2021 |
28.9 |
20.2 |
14.1 |
-53.9 |
43.0 |
-21.3 |
14.7 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. Maltese investments in Bulgaria
According to the statistical data provided by the Bulgarian National Bank, the total amount of direct investments from Malta to Bulgaria until the end of 2021, is 732.7 million euro.
In 2021 FDI from Malta to Bulgaria amounted to 129.8 million. Euro. For the first quarter of 2022 the investment flow amounts to 72.9 million euro.
3. Tourism
|
year |
Maltese tourists in Bulgaria (border crossing) |
% |
|
|
2011 |
3 202 |
-27.0 |
|
|
2012 |
3 756 |
7.2 |
|
|
2013 |
2 443 |
-23.7 |
|
|
2014 |
1 799 |
-26.4 |
|
|
2015 |
2 228 |
23.8 |
|
|
2016 |
4 676 |
109.9 |
|
|
2017 |
3 719 |
-20,5 |
|
|
2018 |
4 590 |
23,4 |
|
|
2019 |
3 475 |
-24,3 |
|
|
2020 |
1 015 |
-70.8 |
|
|
2021 |
1 659 |
63,4 |
|
|
January-April 2022г. |
632 |
124,1 |
|
Source: Ministry of Tourism