Contacts in the Ministry of economy and industry
Adelina Kioseva
Head of Asia, Africa, America and Australia Department
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
Tel.: +359 2/940 76 88
E-mail: a.kioseva@mi.government.bg
Borislav Alexandrov
Foreign Economic Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Economy and Industry
Tel.: +359 2/940 76 96
E-mail: b.alexandrov@mi.government.bg
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Malaysia
1. Trade turnover (mln. Dollars)
| Year | Export | Growth % | Import | Growth % | Total turnover | Growth % | Balance |
| 2024 | 58.7 | 1.4 | 125.5 | -8.5 | 184.2 |
| -66.8 |
| 2023 | 57.9 | 14.4 | 137.1 | -13.4 | 195.0 | -6.7 | -79.2 |
| 2022 | 50.6 | 31.5 | 158.4 | 43.8 | 209.0 | 40.6 | -107.8 |
| 2021 | 38.5 | 51.0 | 110.1 | 25.5 | 148.6 | 31.3 | -71.6 |
| 2020 | 25.5 | 14.3 | 87.7 | 20.0 | 113.2 | 18.7 | -62.2 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. Malaysian investments in Bulgaria
According to the Bulgarian National Bank, the total foreign direct investments from Malaysia in Bulgaria at the end of 2024 amounted to 19.5 mln. Euros.