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Bulgaria: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

55 / 138

Importer Rank

55 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

97 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $41,370,856,687
Total Imports (2021) $46,395,777,342
Trade Balance (2021) ($5,024,920,655)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 68.54%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 67.74%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Germany $6,127,786,512
Romania $4,150,866,563
Italy $3,100,799,191
Greece $2,868,588,437
Turkey $2,543,841,408
France $1,498,583,092
Belgium $1,337,096,159
China $1,329,483,827
Spain $1,125,132,105
Poland $1,037,523,984

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Germany $5,674,964,541
Turkey $3,635,170,734
Russia $3,523,948,664
Romania $3,497,737,401
Italy $3,059,156,786
Greece $2,545,238,569
China $2,508,315,312
Netherlands $1,966,744,651
Hungary $1,696,622,027
Poland $1,655,645,159

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(85) Electrical Machinery $4,434,304,713
(74) Copper $3,771,036,615
(84) Industrial Machinery $3,405,183,651
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $2,348,867,565
(10) Cereals $2,034,938,899
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $1,517,668,125
(39) Plastics $1,503,807,221
(26) Ores $1,313,702,844
(72) Iron & Steel $1,183,112,290
(30) Pharmaceuticals $1,156,862,563

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $5,324,631,623
(85) Electrical Machinery $5,197,005,341
(84) Industrial Machinery $4,664,845,896
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $3,019,878,188
(26) Ores $2,506,267,884
(39) Plastics $2,417,907,155
(30) Pharmaceuticals $2,131,171,369
(72) Iron & Steel $2,040,735,873
(38) Chemical Products $1,137,984,664
(74) Copper $1,106,384,429

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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