Contacts in the Ministry of economy and industry
Contact Bulgarian trade representative in Erbil, Iraq
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 Iraq
Trade turnover
| Year | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Total turnover | Growth % | Balance |
| 2020 | 41.1 | -52.2 | 41.0 | -23.3 | 0.0 | -99.9 | 41.0 |
| 2021 | 51.7 | 25.8 | 51.6 | 25.8 | 0.1 | 400.0 | 51.5 |
| 2022 | 326.4 | 531.3 | 214.2 | 315.1 | 112.2 | 112100 | 102.0 |
| 2023 | 211.0 | -35.3 | 209.8 | -2.0 | 1.2 | -98.9 | 208.6 |
| 2024 | 691.8 | 227.9 | 214.6 | 2.2 | 477.2 | 39666 | -262.6 |
| 2025 | 416.2 | -39.8 | 92.3 | -57.0 | 323.9 | -32.1 | -231.6 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. Iraqis investments in Bulgaria
According to the Bulgarian National Bank data, net foreign investments at the end of 2025, total financial assets/liabilities from Iraq amount to 8.7 million Euros.