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Commercial and Economic Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in London, UК. Krassimir Kiriakov Head of Commercial and Economic Section Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria 186-188, Queen's Gate,London SW7 5HL Tel: +44 207 5814903; fax: +44 207 589 4875 e-mail: k.kiriakov@mi.government.bg; Maria Angelieva 186-188 Queen`s Gate, London SW7 5 HL, Great Britain тел.: +4420 7589 4875; +4420 7584 9400 e-mail: m.angelieva@mi.government.bg https://www.facebook.com/BGEconOfficeUK https://twitter.com/BGEconOfficeGB https://www.linkedin.com/in/%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2-%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F-b919b813a
Contacts in the Ministry of Еconomy and Industry Vessela Bayraktarova Head of Europe Department Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate Ministry of Economy tel.: +359 2 9407886 v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg Ketya Manoilova State expert, Europe department Foreign economic cooperation directorate Ministry of Economy tel.: + 359 2 940 7823 k.manoilova@mi.government.bg
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Contacts in the Ministry of Еconomy and Industry Vessela Bayraktarova Head of Europe Department Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate Ministry of Economy tel.: +359 2 9407886 v.bairaktarova@mi.government.bg Ketya Manoilova State expert, Europe department Foreign economic cooperation directorate Ministry of Economy tel.: + 359 2 940 7823 k.manoilova@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and UK
1. Trade turnover (mln. euro)
|
Year |
Export |
Growth % |
Import |
Growth % |
Balance |
Total turnover |
Growth % |
|
2011 |
370.4 |
22.3 |
364.5 |
20.2 |
5.9 |
734.9 |
21.2 |
|
2012 |
398 |
7.5 |
365.2 |
0.2 |
32.8 |
763.2 |
3.9 |
|
2013 |
469.3 |
17.9 |
382.2 |
4.6 |
87.1 |
851.5 |
11.5 |
|
2014 |
488.99 |
4.2 |
444.2 |
16.3 |
45.1 |
933.2 |
9.6 |
|
2015 |
586.2 |
19.9 |
481.8 |
8.5 |
80.2 |
1068 |
14.4 |
|
2016 |
591.1 |
0.8 |
600.3 |
24.6 |
-9.2 |
1 191.4 |
11.6 |
|
2017 |
650.7 |
10.1 |
475.6 |
-20.8 |
174.9 |
1 126.3 |
-5.5 |
|
2018 |
696.97 |
7.1 |
492.2 |
3.5 |
204.7 |
1 189.2 |
5.6 |
|
2019 |
699.7 |
0.4 |
460.4 |
-6.5 |
239.4 |
1 160.1 |
-2.4 |
|
2020 |
666.1 |
-4.8 |
389.9 |
-15.3 |
276.2 |
1055.96 |
-9.0 |
|
2021 |
624.3 |
-6.3 |
305.5 |
-21.6 |
318.8 |
929.9 |
-11.9 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. British investments in Bulgaria
For 2021 the value of British investments in Bulgaria is negative, -45.6 million euros.
By the end of 2021, the value of British investment amounted to 2234.6 million euros, which ranks the United Kingdom 9th after the Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Greece and Cyprus.
3. Tourism
|
Year |
British tourists in Bulgaria |
% |
Bulgarian tourists in UK |
% |
|
2011 |
284 882 |
-1.5 |
77 675 |
0.6 |
|
2012 |
264 560 |
-7.1 |
85 388 |
9.9 |
|
2013 |
257 748 |
-2,6 |
85 365 |
0,0 |
|
2014 |
247 018 |
-4,2 |
101 737 |
19,2 |
|
2015 |
244 353 |
-1.1 |
121 745 |
19.7 |
|
2016 |
273 133 |
11.8 |
141 941 |
16.6 |
|
2017 |
338 114 |
23,8 |
170 367 |
20,0 |
|
2018 |
389 661 |
15,2 |
178 589 |
4,8 |
|
2019 |
470 149 |
20,7 |
187 850 |
5,2 |
|
2020 |
90 544 |
-80,7 |
||
|
2021 |
54 989 |
-39,3 |
|
|
Source: Ministry of tourism
In 2021, Bulgarian citizens made a total of 5,182,042 trips abroad, but the study by destinations has been discontinued.
In November, Bulgaria traditionally participates in the world's largest tourist exhibition in Great Britain - World Travel Market.
British tourists are interested in Bulgarian spa centers, sea and mountain holidays, ski-tourism, circular and combined sightseeing tours.
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