Contacts in the Ministry of Economy, Investments and Industry
Adelina Kioseva
Head of “Asia,Africa, America and Australia” Department
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
tel.: +359 2 9407688
E-mail: a.kioseva@mi.government.bg
Miroslav Barnev
Chief Expert “Asia, Africa, America and Australia” Department
Foreign Economic Policy and International Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
тел.: +359 2 940 7796
Е-mail: m.barnev@mi.government.bg
1. Economic relations between Bulgaria and Islamic Republic of Iran
Trade turnover
| Year | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Total turnover | Growth % | Balance |
| 2020 | 133.9 | 22.2 | 109.9 | 54.1 | 24 | -37.3 | 85.9 |
| 2021 | 171.5 | 28.1 | 101 | -8.1 | 70.5 | 193.7 | 30.5 |
| 2022 | 226.1 | 31.8 | 135.7 | 34.4 | 90.4 | 28.2 | 45.3 |
| 2023 | 190.3 | -15.8 | 129.5 | -4.5 | 60.8 | -32.7 | 68.7 |
| 2024 | 211.9 | 11.3 | 145.7 | 12.5 | 66.2 | 8.8 | 79.5 |
| 2025 | 185.6 | -12.4 | 116.0 | -20.4 | 69.6 | 5.1 | 46.4 |
Source: Ministry of Economy, Investments and Industry
2. Iranian investments in Bulgaria
According to the Bulgarian National Bank data, net foreign investments at the end of 2025, total financial assets/liabilities from Iran amount to 8.7 million Euros.