Trade in goods with the EU Member States - Intrastat, and foreign trade turnover of Bulgaria - preliminary data - July 2025

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Trade in goods with the EU Member States - Intrastat, and foreign trade turnover of Bulgaria - preliminary data - July 2025

In the period January - July 2025, the exports of goods from Bulgaria to the EU decreased by 6.4% in comparison with the same period of 2024 and amounted to 30 798.0 million BGN (Annex, Tables 1 and 2). Main trade partners of Bulgaria were Germany, Romania, Italy, Greece and France, which accounted for 64.3% of the exports to the EU Member States (Annex, Table 3).  

In the exports of goods from Bulgaria to the EU, distributed according to the Standard International Trade Classification, the most notable growth was recorded in the section ‘Food and live animals’ (17.4%) (Annex, Table 4). The most notable fall was reported in the section ‘Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material’ (21.7%).

In July 2025, the exports to the EU decreased by 21.1% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and amounted to 4 205.5 million BGN.

 

The imports of goods to Bulgaria from the EU in the period January - July 2025 increased by 2.7% in comparison with the same period of 2024 and amounted to 34 179.3 million BGN (at CIF prices)[2] (Annex, Tables 1 and 2). The largest amounts were reported for the goods imported from Germany, Romania, Greece, Italy and Poland (Annex, Table 3).     

In the imports of goods to Bulgaria from the EU Member States, distributed according to the Standard International Trade Classification, the largest growth was recorded in the section ‘Beverages and tobacco’ (24.6%). The most notable fall was reported in the section ‘Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes’ (4.4%).

In July 2025, the imports from the EU grew by 1.5% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year and reached 4 929.1 million BGN.

The foreign trade balance of Bulgaria (export FOB - import CIF) with the EU in the period January - July 2025 was negative and added up to 3 381.3 million BGN (Annex, Table 1 and Table 3).

 

[1] Value changes at current prices.

[2] Imports at FOB prices are calculated by BNB (http://bnb.bg/Statistics/StExternalSector/StForeignTrade/StFTImports/index.htm?toLang=_EN).

 

 

Annex

 

Table 1. Exports, imports and trade balance of Bulgaria in the period January - July 2024 and 2025[1] by months
(Million BGN)
Months/Periods Exports - FOB Total Exports - FOB EU Exports - FOB Non-EU Imports - CIF[2] Total Imports - CIF[2] EU Imports - CIF[2] Non-EU Trade balance - FOB/CIF Total Trade balance - FOB/CIF EU Trade balance - FOB/CIF Non-EU
I.2024 6 504.6 4 214.4 2 290.2 7 624.9 4 738.1 2 886.8 -1 120.3 -523.7 -596.6
II.2024 6 809.7 4 361.2 2 448.5 7 700.3 4 746.0 2 954.3 -890.6 -384.8 -505.8
III.2024 7 441.2 4 684.0 2 757.2 8 182.2 4 784.8 3 397.4 -741.0 -100.8 -640.2
I - III.2024 20 755.5 13 259.6 7 495.9 23 507.4 14 268.9 9 238.5 -2 751.9 -1 009.3 -1 742.6
IV.2024 7 551.4 4 886.1 2 665.3 8 621.4 5 184.0 3 437.4 -1 070.0 -297.9 -772.1
V.2024 6 947.0 4 600.6 2 346.4 7 991.2 4 363.0 3 628.2 -1 044.2 237.6 -1 281.8
VI.2024 7 359.3 4 814.5 2 544.8 7 993.4 4 597.6 3 395.8 -634.1 216.9 -851.0
IV - VI.2024 21 857.7 14 301.2 7 556.5 24 606.0 14 144.6 10 461.4 -2 748.3 156.6 -2 904.9
I - VI.2024 42 613.2 27 560.8 15 052.4 48 113.4 28 413.5 19 699.9 -5 500.2 -852.7 -4 647.5
VII.2024 8 255.3 5 326.8 2 928.5 8 800.0 4 856.0 3 944.0 -544.7 470.8 -1 015.5
I - VII.2024 50 868.5 32 887.6 17 980.9 56 913.4 33 269.5 23 643.9 -6 044.9 -381.9 -5 663.0
I.2025 6 578.2 4 418.0 2 160.2 8 543.2 4 744.6 3 798.6 -1 965.0 -326.6 -1 638.4
II.2025 6 910.4 4 355.7 2 554.7 7 879.1 4 773.3 3 105.8 -968.7 -417.6 -551.1
III.2025 7 135.3 4 593.2 2 542.1 9 058.5 5 141.2 3 917.3 -1 923.2 -548.0 -1 375.2
I - III.2025 20 623.9 13 366.9 7 257.0 25 480.8 14 659.1 10 821.7 -4 856.9 -1 292.2 -3 564.7
IV.2025 6 806.2 4 381.5 2 424.7 8 660.3 4 963.4 3 696.9 -1 854.1 -581.9 -1 272.2
V.2025 6 700.1 4 281.5 2 418.6 7 789.2 4 705.3 3 083.9 -1 089.1 -423.8 -665.3
VI.2025 7 134.5 4 562.6 2 571.9 8 288.9 4 922.4 3 366.5 -1 154.4 -359.8 -794.6
IV - VI.2025 20 640.8 13 225.6 7 415.2 24 738.4 14 591.1 10 147.3 -4 097.6 -1 365.5 -2 732.1
I - VI.2025 41 264.7 26 592.5 14 672.2 50 219.2 29 250.2 20 969.0 -8 954.5 -2 657.7 -6 296.8
VII.2025 7 164.0 4 205.5 2 958.5 8 754.8 4 929.1 3 825.7 -1 590.8 -723.6 -867.2
I - VII.2025 48 428.7 30 798.0 17 630.7 58 974.0 34 179.3 24 794.7 -10 545.3 -3 381.3 -7 164.0

[1] Data are preliminary as of October 10, 2025.

[2] Imports at FOB prices are calculated by BNB (http://bnb.bg/Statistics/StExternalSector/StForeignTrade/StFTImports/index.htm?toLang=_EN).

 

Table 2. Value changes of exports and imports of Bulgaria in the period January - July 2025[1] compared to the same month of the previous year
(Per cent)
Months/Periods Exports - FOB Total Exports - FOB EU Exports - FOB Non-EU Imports - CIF Total Imports - CIF EU Imports - CIF Non-EU
I 1.1 4.8 -5.7 12.0 0.1 31.6
II 1.5 -0.1 4.3 2.3 0.6 5.1
III -4.1 -1.9 -7.8 10.7 7.4 15.3
I - III -0.6 0.8 -3.2 8.4 2.7 17.1
IV -9.9 -10.3 -9.0 0.5 -4.3 7.5
V -3.6 -6.9 3.1 -2.5 7.8 -15.0
VI -3.1 -5.2 1.1 3.7 7.1 -0.9
IV - VI -5.6 -7.5 -1.9 0.5 3.2 -3.0
I - VI -3.2 -3.5 -2.5 4.4 2.9 6.4
VII -13.2 -21.1 1.0 -0.5 1.5 -3.0
I - VII -4.8 -6.4 -1.9 3.6 2.7 4.9

[1] Data are preliminary as of October 10, 2025.

 

Table 3. Exports, imports and trade balance by groups of countries and main partner countries[1] of Bulgaria in the period January - July 2024 and 2025[2]
Countries, territories and groups of countries Exports - FOB 2024 Exports - FOB 2025 Exports - FOB Change compared to the same period of the previous year Imports - CIF 2024 Imports - CIF 2025 Imports - CIF Change compared to the same period of the previous year Trade balance - FOB/CIF 2024 Trade balance - FOB/CIF 2025
Million BGN Million BGN % Million BGN Million BGN % Million BGN Million BGN
Total 50 868.5 48 428.7 -4.8 56 913.4 58 974.0 3.6 -6 044.9 -10 545.3
EU 32 887.6 30 798.0 -6.4 33 269.5 34 179.3 2.7 -381.9 -3 381.3
Austria 780.8 872.1 11.7 1 363.3 1 382.9 1.4 -582.5 -510.8
Belgium 1 156.2 723.6 -37.4 1 131.3 1 226.1 8.4 24.9 -502.5
Croatia 612.6 360.2 -41.2 182.9 202.9 10.9 429.7 157.3
Cyprus 149.3 175.3 17.4 72.7 73.1 0.6 76.6 102.2
Czechia 944.3 923.0 -2.3 1 436.6 1 459.4 1.6 -492.3 -536.4
Denmark 217.6 263.5 21.1 281.4 290.9 3.4 -63.8 -27.4
Estonia 46.2 76.0 64.5 182.9 380.9 108.3 -136.7 -304.9
Finland 98.5 102.4 4.0 134.5 151.6 12.7 -36.0 -49.2
France 1 753.2 1 588.6 -9.4 1 356.1 1 375.2 1.4 397.1 213.4
Germany 7 630.7 6 611.2 -13.4 6 445.1 6 742.8 4.6 1 185.6 -131.6
Greece 2 991.7 3 090.4 3.3 3 211.2 3 312.0 3.1 -219.5 -221.6
Hungary 691.4 700.0 1.2 1 926.5 2 045.4 6.2 -1 235.1 -1 345.4
Ireland 159.2 161.6 1.5 240.8 291.3 21.0 -81.6 -129.7
Italy 3 627.9 3 323.4 -8.4 3 420.2 3 106.5 -9.2 207.7 216.9
Latvia 50.2 69.4 38.2 52.1 54.3 4.2 -1.9 15.1
Lithuania 119.7 138.1 15.4 157.3 153.2 -2.6 -37.6 -15.1
Luxembourg 17.8 16.2 -9.0 42.6 44.9 5.4 -24.8 -28.7
Malta 21.4 21.2 -0.9 13.9 9.6 -30.9 7.5 11.6
Netherlands 896.6 950.3 6.0 2 024.8 2 139.5 5.7 -1 128.2 -1 189.2
Poland 1 273.2 1 293.5 1.6 2 033.3 2 205.3 8.5 -760.1 -911.8
Portugal 149.1 176.4 18.3 138.2 124.5 -9.9 10.9 51.9
Romania 4 908.4 5 195.2 5.8 4 558.8 4 420.9 -3.0 349.6 774.3
Slovakia 514.3 483.6 -6.0 691.1 702.7 1.7 -176.8 -219.1
Slovenia 274.7 204.7 -25.5 540.1 708.8 31.2 -265.4 -504.1
Spain 969.8 1 043.0 7.5 940.3 1 015.3 8.0 29.5 27.7
Sweden 427.8 450.2 5.2 344.8 310.9 -9.8 83.0 139.3
Not specified 2 405.0 1 784.9 -25.8 346.7 248.4 -28.4 2 058.3 1 536.5
Non-EU countries 17 980.9 17 630.7 -1.9 23 643.9 24 794.7 4.9 -5 663.0 -7 164.0
CIS[3] 1 079.9 1 101.0 2.0 2 131.3 1 618.4 -24.1 -1 051.4 -517.4
of which:
Kazakhstan 108.2 99.2 -8.3 945.0 1 090.4 15.4 -836.8 -991.2
Russian Federation 419.6 461.8 10.1 948.2 371.2 -60.9 -528.6 90.6
OECD[4] 6 797.6 6 907.2 1.6 8 246.3 9 627.1 16.7 -1 448.7 -2 719.9
of which:
Canada 187.7 329.2 75.4 149.2 353.1 136.7 38.5 -23.9
Chile 28.3 25.7 -9.2 316.6 99.3 -68.6 -288.3 -73.6
Israel 180.4 186.6 3.4 73.4 98.2 33.8 107.0 88.4
Japan 91.3 95.0 4.1 192.9 189.8 -1.6 -101.6 -94.8
Korea, Republic of 263.9 96.5 -63.4 281.0 189.1 -32.7 -17.1 -92.6
Turkiye 3 394.3 3 597.5 6.0 5 190.7 6 500.1 25.2 -1 796.4 -2 902.6
United Kingdom[5] 791.3 657.2 -16.9 510.0 476.2 -6.6 281.3 181.0
United States 1 142.1 1 177.1 3.1 498.2 939.0 88.5 643.9 238.1
EFTA[6] 484.2 513.4 6.0 920.1 556.9 -39.5 -435.9 -43.5
of which:
Norway 75.0 119.2 58.9 437.4 52.2 -88.1 -362.4 67.0
Switzerland 404.7 390.6 -3.5 480.5 500.0 4.1 -75.8 -109.4
Countries not included
in the upper groups
Albania 346.0 148.3 -57.1 58.2 63.8 9.6 287.8 84.5
Algeria 375.8 885.8 135.7 60.9 32.8 -46.1 314.9 853.0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 100.9 115.3 14.3 38.2 43.7 14.4 62.7 71.6
Brazil 60.5 44.8 -26.0 425.2 423.8 -0.3 -364.7 -379.0
China 909.2 675.2 -25.7 2 843.3 3 869.5 36.1 -1 934.1 -3 194.3
Egypt 847.4 293.4 -65.4 1 379.9 745.4 -46.0 -532.5 -452.0
Georgia 376.4 424.2 12.7 183.4 393.6 114.6 193.0 30.6
India 177.6 222.0 25.0 260.9 292.5 12.1 -83.3 -70.5
Indonesia 96.7 43.8 -54.7 765.7 137.0 -82.1 -669.0 -93.2
Iran, Islamic Republic of 173.7 116.9 -32.7 74.6 83.0 11.3 99.1 33.9
Peru 13.2 26.6 101.5 395.0 202.3 -48.8 -381.8 -175.7
Republic of North Macedonia 927.9 894.6 -3.6 558.5 642.8 15.1 369.4 251.8
Serbia 1 105.7 972.2 -12.1 1 097.2 1 398.2 27.4 8.5 -426.0
Singapore 40.0 60.1 50.3 24.3 36.0 48.1 15.7 24.1
South Africa 125.1 145.4 16.2 33.2 39.3 18.4 91.9 106.1
Taiwan[7] 48.2 30.4 -36.9 162.6 122.1 -24.9 -114.4 -91.7
Tunisia 158.8 188.9 19.0 108.4 59.8 -44.8 50.4 129.1
Ukraine 636.2 630.0 -1.0 1 338.3 1 179.5 -11.9 -702.1 -549.5
United Arab Emirates 171.1 206.5 20.7 46.5 77.3 66.2 124.6 129.2
Viet Nam 74.3 63.2 -14.9 240.0 260.6 8.6 -165.7 -197.4

[1] Partner country:

In case of exports (or dispatches) is the country (or Member State) of final destination of the goods

In case of imports (or arrivals) is the country (or Member State) of consignment of the goods.

[2] Data are preliminary as of October 10, 2025.

[3] CIS includes: Azerbaijan; Armenia; Belarus; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Moldova, Republic of; Russian Federation; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

[4] OECD includes: Australia; Virgin Islands (US); United States; Iceland; Canada; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Mexico; New Zealand; Norway; Korea, Republic of; Turkey; United Kingdom; Switzerland; Japan and Israel.

[5] The United Kingdom includes: Northern Ireland; Great Britain; Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

[6] EFTA includes: Norway; Switzerland; Iceland and Liechtenstein.

[7] Separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.

 

Table 4. Exports, imports and trade balance of Bulgaria by sections of SITC, rev. 4, in the period January - July 2024 and 2025[1]
Sections by SITC Exports - FOB 2024 Exports - FOB 2025 Exports - FOB Change compared to the same period of the previous year Imports - CIF 2024 Imports - CIF 2025 Imports - CIF Change compared to the same period of the previous year Trade balance - FOB/CIF 2024 Trade balance - FOB/CIF 2025
Million BGN Million BGN % Million BGN Million BGN % Million BGN Million BGN
Total 50 868.5 48 428.7 -4.8 56 913.4 58 974.0 3.6 -6 044.9 -10 545.3
of which EU 32 887.6 30 798.0 -6.4 33 269.5 34 179.3 2.7 -381.9 -3 381.3
Food and live animals 5 508.5 5 912.7 7.3 4 877.2 5 609.5 15.0 631.3 303.2
of which EU 2 793.7 3 279.0 17.4 3 601.3 3 991.1 10.8 -807.6 -712.1
Beverages and tobacco 400.3 503.9 25.9 1 039.8 1 288.7 23.9 -639.5 -784.8
of which EU 245.0 272.8 11.3 830.8 1 034.9 24.6 -585.8 -762.1
Crude materials, inedible (except fuel) 2 873.3 3 294.5 14.7 4 923.6 3 947.0 -19.8 -2 050.3 -652.5
of which EU 1 560.6 1 730.7 10.9 1 227.8 1 275.9 3.9 332.8 454.8
Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials 5 075.0 3 478.4 -31.5 8 042.1 7 847.7 -2.4 -2 967.1 -4 369.3
of which EU 2 236.3 1 928.5 -13.8 2 593.1 2 526.4 -2.6 -356.8 -597.9
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 752.8 753.2 0.1 607.0 460.2 -24.2 145.8 293.0
of which EU 389.3 405.7 4.2 271.1 259.2 -4.4 118.2 146.5
Chemical and related products n.e.c. 5 302.2 5 248.0 -1.0 7 267.1 7 758.8 6.8 -1 964.9 -2 510.8
of which EU 2 923.9 3 071.3 5.0 5 302.6 5 619.2 6.0 -2 378.7 -2 547.9
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 11 370.0 9 682.1 -14.8 8 433.9 8 890.4 5.4 2 936.1 791.7
of which EU 8 341.8 6 529.0 -21.7 4 212.0 4 258.6 1.1 4 129.8 2 270.4
Machinery and transport equipment 11 684.7 11 538.2 -1.3 16 280.9 16 989.8 4.4 -4 596.2 -5 451.6
of which EU 8 267.0 8 070.0 -2.4 11 828.1 11 411.8 -3.5 -3 561.1 -3 341.8
Miscellaneous manufactured articles 7 834.4 7 854.4 0.3 5 202.5 5 592.1 7.5 2 631.9 2 262.3
of which EU 6 110.0 5 448.4 -10.8 3 223.7 3 287.2 2.0 2 886.3 2 161.2
Commodities and transactions n.e.c. 67.3 163.3 142.6 239.3 589.8 146.5 -172.0 -426.5
of which EU 20.0 62.6 213.0 179.0 515.0 187.7 -159.0 -452.4

[1] Data are preliminary as of October 10, 2025.

 

Methodological Notes

Legislative Framework

Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics (including intra-EU trade in goods).

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197 of 30 July 2020 laying down technical specifications and rules pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics.

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1704 of 14 July 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council by further specifying the details of the statistical information to be provided by tax and customs authorities, and amending Annexes V and VI thereof (text relevant to the EEA).

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1225 of 27 July 2021 laying down the rules for data exchange pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197 regarding the member country of extra-EU export and the obligations of reporting units.

Law on Statistics of Intra-EU Trade in Goods effective from 1 July 2012, amended and supplemented, Issue 61 of 2 August 2022.

Scope and Basic Terminology

External trade in goods covers trade with third countries (Extrastat) and with EU Member States (Intrastat), with detailed statistical information collected at the commodity code level (8 digits) of the Combined Nomenclature.

Imports include all goods entering the statistical territory* of the Republic of Bulgaria from other countries intended for domestic consumption, processing in the country for export after processing, as well as imports of goods processed outside the country.

Exports include all goods leaving the statistical territory of the Republic of Bulgaria intended for normal export to another country. This includes goods returned to the trading partner after processing in Bulgaria or goods exported for processing in another country with the intention of being returned to Bulgaria.

The statistical territory of the European Union (EU), in the context of international trade in goods statistics, corresponds to the combined customs territories of the EU member states with one exception: unlike the customs territory, the statistical territory of Germany includes Helgoland.

Statistical volumes of imports and exports do not include imported goods placed under customs warehousing without processing, nor do exports include the re-export of these goods.

International trade statistics do not account for the transit of goods through the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Main Sources of Information

Customs declaration - Single Administrative Document (SAD), which is filled out by all entities importing or exporting goods to/from third countries.

Intrastat declaration for intra-EU imports and exports to/from EU Member States.

The Customs Agency is the institution responsible for collecting customs declarations (SAD), and the National Revenue Agency is responsible for Intrastat declarations.

Trade estimates are made to compensate for the impact of thresholds below which traders are exempt from submitting Intrastat declarations, as well as for those who have not responded.

 

 

 

Detailed data can be found on the website of NSI at the sections:
Foreign Trade