site.btaTotal Export Up 24%, Import 27.5% in 2021 Y/Y

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105 ECONOMY - STATISTICS - TRADE - THIRD COUNTRIES - EU

Total Export Up
24%, Import 27.5%
in 2021 Y/Y


Sofia, February 11 (BTA) - Last year, the total value of all goods exported from Bulgaria stood at 67,933.5 million leva, up by 24 per cent from 2020, show data released by the National Statistical Institute. In December alone, the total exports of goods added up to 5,948.5 million leva, which is an increase by 32.5 per cent compared to December 2020.

In 2021, the total value of all goods imported into the country was 76,684.4 million leva (at CIF prices), or 27.5 per cent more than in 2020. In December 2021, the total imports of goods increased by 41.1 per cent year-on-year to reach 7,324.8 million leva.

Last year, the total foreign trade balance (exports FOB - imports CIF) was negative and amounted to 8,750.9 million leva. In December 2021, the total foreign trade balance (exports FOB - imports CIF) was also negative and added up to 1,376.3 million leva.

In 2021, the exports of goods from Bulgaria to third countries increased by 19.6 per cent in comparison with 2020 and added up to 22,648.3 million leva. Bulgaria's main trade partners were Turkey, China, the United States, Serbia, the United Kingdom, the Republic of North Macedonia, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, which accounted for 59 per cent of the exports to non-EU countries. In December alone, the exports of goods from Bulgaria to third countries grew by 15.5 per cent compared to the same month of 2020 and amounted to 2,054.4 million leva.

In 2021, imports of goods to Bulgaria from third countries increased by 29 per cent in comparison with 2020 and added up to 30,369.7 million leva (at CIF prices) The largest amounts of goods were imported from Turkey, the Russian Federation, China, and Ukraine. In December alone, imports of goods from third countries grew by 42 per cent year-on-year to 2,847.5 million leva.

The foreign trade balance of Bulgaria (exports FOB - imports CIF) with third countries in 2021 was negative and added up to 7,721.4 million leva. In December, the foreign trade balance with third countries was also negative and amounted to 793.1 million leva.

In January-November 2021, the exports of goods from Bulgaria to the EU increased by 24.9 per cent in comparison with the same period of 2020 and added up to 41,391.1 million leva. Bulgaria's main trade partners were Germany, Romania, Italy, Greece, France, and Belgium, which accounted for 69 per cent of the exports to the EU Member States. In November alone, exports to the EU grew by 32.5 per cent year-on-year to 4,384.3 million leva.

In January-November 2021, the imports of goods from the EU increased by 25.3 per cent in comparison with the same period of 2020 and added up to 41,837.4 million leva (at CIF prices). In November alone, the imports from the EU went up by 27.4 per cent year-on-year to 4,519.2 million leva.

In January-November 2021, the foreign trade balance of Bulgaria (export FOB - import CIF) with the EU was negative and added up to 446.3 million leva.

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