Commercial and Economic Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Warsaw, Poland
Yordan Draganchev Head of Commercial and Economic SectionEmbassy of the Republic of Bulgaria Accreditation for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia Al. Ujazdowskie 33/35, 00-540 Warszawa, Polandtel: +48 22 621 25 35; fax: +48 22 625 59 89;
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Poland
1.Trade turnover (mln. euro)
Year |
Total turnover |
Change % |
Export |
Change % |
Import |
Change % |
Balance |
2015 |
1 351.725 |
16.4 |
529.207 |
16.68 |
822.518 |
16.11 |
-293.312 |
2016 |
1 642.208 |
585.793 |
1056.416 |
-470.623 |
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2017 |
1 722.308 |
4.8 |
629.778 |
7.2 |
1092.530 |
3.4 |
-462.752 |
2018 |
1721.099 |
-0.1 |
651.418 |
3.4 |
1069.680 |
-2.1 |
-418.261 |
2019 |
1792.920 |
4,2 |
645.824 |
-0,8 |
1147.096 |
7,3 |
-501.272 |
2020 |
1832.305 |
2.2 |
695.136 |
7.6 |
1137.169 |
-0.9 |
-442.033 |
2021 |
2278.170 |
24.3 |
877.961 |
26.3 |
1400.210 |
23.1 |
-522.249 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. Polish investments in Bulgaria
According to Bulgarian National Bank data, by the end of 2021 Polish direct investment in Bulgaria amounted to EUR 342.1 million. According to preliminary data for 2021, they are 28.8 million euros.
3. Tourism
Year |
Polish tourists in Bulgaria |
Change % |
2016 |
365 824 |
40.4 |
2017 |
394 082 |
7.7 |
2018 |
425 239 |
7.9 |
2019 |
420 980 |
-1.0 |
2020 |
85 000 |
-74.0 |
2021 |
222 407 |
73.8 |
Source: Ministry of Tourism