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Bulgaria: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

55 / 119

Importer Rank

51 / 119

Trade Balance Rank

83 / 119

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $33,314,360,355
Total Imports (2018) $37,952,641,361
Trade Balance (2018) ($4,638,281,006)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 66.94%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 64.31%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Germany $4,921,448,714
Italy $2,870,090,798
Romania $2,831,859,166
Turkey $2,550,215,466
Greece $2,228,572,162
France $1,328,800,394
Belgium $1,158,557,669
Netherlands $913,200,171
China $882,241,720
Spain $823,950,461

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Germany $4,695,275,225
Russia $3,692,833,899
Italy $2,857,499,635
Romania $2,602,749,857
Turkey $2,373,940,421
Spain $1,767,827,092
Greece $1,651,441,761
China $1,553,692,675
Netherlands $1,439,423,547
Hungary $1,310,387,846

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(85) Electrical Machinery $3,633,172,376
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $2,992,952,135
(74) Copper $2,931,312,079
(84) Industrial Machinery $2,697,376,132
(10) Cereals $1,218,295,436
(30) Pharmaceuticals $1,026,816,085
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $1,024,322,679
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $1,009,473,189
(39) Plastics $981,675,162
(99) Items nesoi $925,522,714

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $5,147,372,771
(84) Industrial Machinery $3,870,595,868
(85) Electrical Machinery $3,662,020,030
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $2,714,685,067
(26) Ores $2,193,141,280
(39) Plastics $1,704,482,935
(30) Pharmaceuticals $1,580,844,501
(72) Iron & Steel $1,425,296,512
(38) Chemical Products $792,306,036
(74) Copper $762,581,183

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 1/12/2020
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