Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry
Economic relations between Bulgaria and the Slovak Republic
1. Trade turnover (mln. euro)
Year |
Total turnover |
% |
Export |
% |
Import |
% |
Balance |
2016 |
515.631 |
-5.9 |
164.610 |
-2.7 |
351.021 |
-7.3 |
-186.411 |
2017 |
596.958 |
15.8 |
207.025 |
25.8 |
389.932 |
11.1 |
-182.907 |
2018 |
610.979 |
2.3 |
217.117 |
4.9 |
393.862 |
1.0 |
-176.745 |
2019 |
740.265 |
21.1 |
301.298 |
20.8 |
438.966 |
11.4 |
-137.668 |
2020 |
697.879 |
-5.6 |
269.320 |
-10.3 |
428.559 |
-2.4 |
-159.239 |
2021 |
780.138 |
11.8 |
289.347 |
7.4 |
490.791 |
14.5 |
-201.444 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. Slovak investments in Bulgaria
Accumulating in the end of 2021, the total Slovak investments in Bulgaria are 57.7 million euros, according to BNB data. According to data for the whole of 2021, they are positive by 1.2 million euros.
3. Tourism
Year |
Slovak tourists in Bulgaria |
% Change |
Bulgarian tourists in the Slovak Republic |
% Change |
2016 |
69 815 |
+9.3 |
2016 |
69 815 |
2017 |
74 358 |
+6.5 |
2017 |
74 358 |
2018 |
81 041 |
+9.0 |
2018 |
81 041 |
2019 |
77 098 |
-4.9 |
2019 |
77 098 |
2020 |
6 915 |
-91.0 |
2020 |
6 915 |
2021 |
26 085 |
+277.2 |
2021 |
26 085 |
Source: Ministry of Tourism