Exports climbed 27.8% year-on-year to BGN 5,637.5 million, while, imports advanced at a faster 33.2% to BGN 6446.2 million.

Considering the first six months of 2021, the country's trade gap rose to BGN 3,609.9 million from BGN 2,036.2 million in the same period of 2020, as exports climbed 20.8% and imports rose at a faster 24.8%.