Contacts in the Ministry of economy and industry
Contact Bulgarian trade representative in Lebanon
Adelina Kyoseva
Head of Department “Asia, Africa, America and Australia”
12 “Knyaz Alexander I” str
phone: +359 2 940 7688; fax: +359 2 987 4008
a.kioseva@mi.government.bg
Mehmed Myuhtar
Referent for Lebanon
12 “Knyaz Alexander I” str.,
phone: +359 2 940 76 52
fax +359 2 987 40 08
m.myuhtar@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Lebanon
- Trade turnover (mm. euro)
| Year | Total turnover | growth,% | Export | growth,% | Import | growth,% | Balance |
| 2017 | 145.2 | -26.5 | 95.5 | -41.9 | 49.7 | 50.6 | 45.8 |
| 2018 | 175.1 | 20.6 | 80.4 | -15.8 | 94.7 | 90.5 | -14.3 |
| 2019 | 163.4 | -6.7 | 132.1 | 64.3 | 31.3 | -66.9 | 100.8 |
| 2020 | 156.0 | -4.5 | 118.8 | -10.1 | 37.2 | 18.8 | 81.6 |
| 2021 | 115.3 | -26.1 | 59.8 | -49.7 | 55.5 | 49.2 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 262.6 | 127.8 | 185.8 | 210.7 | 76.8 | 38.4 | 109.0 |
| 2023 | 77.4 | -70.5 | 28.2 | -84.8 | 49.1 | -36.0 | -20.9 |
| January-May 2023 | 36.5 | 11.5 | 25.0 | -13.5 | |||
| January-May 2024 | 62.3 | 70.7 | 41.0 | 256.5 | 21.3 | -14.8 | 19.7 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2.Lebanon investments in Bulgaria
According to BNB annual data statistics for 2023; net foreign investments from Lebanon in Bulgaria amounted to EUR 0.7 million.