Contacts in the Ministry of economy and industry
Head of Department “Asia, Africa, America and Australia”
Adelina Kyoseva
12 “Knyaz Alexander I” str
phone: +359 2 940 7688; fax: +359 2 987 4008
Referent for Syria
Mehmed Myuhtar
12 “Knyaz Alexander I” str.,
phone: +359 2 940 76 52
fax +359 2 987 40 08
Economic relations between Bulgaria and Syria
- Trade turnover (mm. euro)
| Year | Total turnover | growth,% | Export | growth,% | Import | growth,% | Balance |
| 2017 | 22.0 | 6.3 | 21.7 | 10.2 | 0.3 | -70.0 | 21.4 |
| 2018 | 20.2 | -8.2 | 19.9 | -8.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 19.6 |
| 2019 | 29.5 | 46.0 | 29.3 | 47.2 | 0.2 | -33.3 | 29.1 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | -85.1 | 3.9 | -86.7 | 0.5 | 150.0 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 7.2 | 63.6 | 4.8 | 23.1 | 2.4 | 380.0 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 10.6 | 46.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 140.4 | -1.0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | -65.9 | 2.6 | -45.4 | 1.0 | -83.1 | 1.7 |
Source: Ministry of Economy and Industry
2. Syrian investments in Bulgaria
According to BNB annual data statistics for 2023; net foreign investments from Syria in Bulgaria amount to 1.5 million euros.