Contacts in the Ministry of Economy and Industry
Contact Bulgarian trade representative in Israel
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
Boyko Godev
Referent for Israel
Consultant “Asia, Africa, America and Australia” Department
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
tel.: + 359 2 9407705
b.godev@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Israel
Trade turnovers in mln. USD
| Year | Total Turnover | Growth% | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Balance |
| 2013 | 181.3 |
| 120.1 |
| 61.2 |
| 58.9 |
| 2014 | 219.1 | 20.9 | 127.6 | 6.2 | 91.5 | 49.5 | 36.1 |
| 2015 | 148.1 | -32.4 | 106.5 | -16.5 | 41.6 | -54.5 | 64.9 |
| 2016 | 153.5 | 3.7 | 97.7 | -8.3 | 55.8 | 34.1 | 41.9 |
| 2017 | 180.6 | 17.7 | 123.2 | 26.1 | 57.4 | 2.9 | 65.8 |
| 2018 | 139.6 | -22.7 | 91.3 | -25.9 | 48.3 | -15.9 | 43.0 |
| 2019 | 209.1 | 49.8 | 157.1 | 72.1 | 52.0 | 7.7 | 105.1 |
| 2020 | 194.9 | -6.8 | 119.1 | -24.2 | 75.8 | 45.8 | 43.3 |
| 2021 | 435.2 | 123.3 | 230.4 | 93.4 | 204.8 | 166.7 | 25.6 |
| 2022 | 383.1 | -12.0 | 320.3 | 39.0 | 62.8 | -69.4 | 257.5 |
| 2023 | 351.5 | -8.3 | 225.7 | -29.3 | 125.8 | 100.6 | 99.9 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
Investments
At the end of 2023, according to BNB data, Israeli investments amount to 298.1 million EUR.