Bulgarien Handelsbilanzsaldo

Bulgaria’s trade deficit widened to BGN 1,876.9 million in April 2025 from BGN 1,100.0 million in the same month last year, as exports fell much faster than imports. Exports declined by 11.6% year-on-year to BGN 6,583.3 million due to lower sales to both the EU (-12.1%) and non-EU countries (-10.7%). Meanwhile, imports fell by 1.0% to BGN 8,460.2 million, amid reduced purchases from the EU (-6.2%), although imports from non-EU countries increased (6.8%). In the January to April period, the country’s trade gap widened significantly to BGN 6,610.1 million from BGN 3,757.1 million in the corresponding period of the previous year, as exports dropped by 4.8%, while imports increased by 4.8%.