Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Bulgaria

Merchandise exports in Bulgaria in 2025 — 48,318,000,000 US$. Ranked 58 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8,347.2%.

2025 48.32B US$ +0.9% vs 2024
World rank 58of 205
Period maximum 49.93B US$2022
Period minimum 572M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Bulgaria, 1960–2025020B40B60B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 572,000,000 US$1962: 773,000,000 US$1964: 980,000,000 US$1966: 1,305,000,000 US$1968: 1,615,000,000 US$1970: 2,004,000,000 US$1972: 2,627,000,000 US$1974: 3,836,000,000 US$1976: 5,382,000,000 US$1978: 7,478,000,000 US$1980: 10,390,000,000 US$1982: 11,440,000,000 US$1984: 12,860,000,000 US$1986: 14,140,000,000 US$1988: 17,290,000,000 US$1990: 5,030,000,000 US$1992: 3,550,000,000 US$1994: 4,005,000,000 US$1996: 4,890,000,000 US$1998: 4,300,000,000 US$2000: 4,852,000,000 US$2002: 5,733,000,000 US$2004: 9,932,000,000 US$2006: 15,064,000,000 US$2008: 22,362,000,000 US$2010: 20,630,000,000 US$2012: 26,686,000,000 US$2014: 29,245,000,000 US$2016: 26,572,000,000 US$2018: 33,617,000,000 US$2020: 31,954,000,000 US$2022: 49,925,000,000 US$2024: 47,888,000,000 US$2025: 48,318,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +47.75B (+8,347.2%) Average annual rate: 7.06 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 48.32B US$
World 26.39T US$
Eastern Europe computed 1.65T US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6.99T US$
Merchandise exports — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 48.32B +430M +0.9%
2024 47.89B −92M −0.19%
2023 47.98B −1.95B −3.9%
2022 49.93B +8.77B +21.3%
2021 41.16B +9.2B +28.8%
2020 31.95B −1.39B −4.16%
2019 33.34B −277M −0.82%
2018 33.62B +2.18B +6.93%
2017 31.44B +4.87B +18.31%
2016 26.57B +1.2B +4.73%
2015 25.37B −3.87B −13.25%
2014 29.25B −334M −1.13%
2013 29.58B +2.89B +10.84%
2012 26.69B −1.52B −5.4%
2011 28.21B +7.58B +36.73%
2010 20.63B +4.31B +26.42%
2009 16.32B −6.04B −27.03%
2008 22.36B +3.84B +20.76%
2007 18.52B +3.45B +22.93%
2006 15.06B +3.33B +28.32%
2005 11.74B +1.81B +18.19%
2004 9.93B +2.39B +31.67%
2003 7.54B +1.81B +31.57%
2002 5.73B +615M +12.02%
2001 5.12B +266M +5.48%
2000 4.85B +873M +21.94%
1999 3.98B −321M −7.47%
1998 4.3B −640M −12.96%
1997 4.94B +50M +1.02%
1996 4.89B −465M −8.68%
1995 5.36B +1.35B +33.71%
1994 4.01B +425M +11.87%
1993 3.58B +30M +0.85%
1992 3.55B −210M −5.59%
1991 3.76B −1.27B −25.25%
1990 5.03B −11.19B −68.99%
1989 16.22B −1.07B −6.19%
1988 17.29B +1.44B +9.09%
1987 15.85B +1.71B +12.09%
1986 14.14B +830M +6.24%
1985 13.31B +450M +3.5%
1984 12.86B +720M +5.93%
1983 12.14B +700M +6.12%
1982 11.44B +740M +6.92%
1981 10.7B +310M +2.98%
1980 10.39B +1.52B +17.15%
1979 8.87B +1.39B +18.6%
1978 7.48B +1.15B +18.15%
1977 6.33B +947M +17.6%
1976 5.38B +691M +14.73%
1975 4.69B +855M +22.29%
1974 3.84B +535M +16.21%
1973 3.3B +674M +25.66%
1972 2.63B +445M +20.39%
1971 2.18B +178M +8.88%
1970 2B +209M +11.64%
1969 1.8B +180M +11.15%
1968 1.62B +157M +10.77%
1967 1.46B +153M +11.72%
1966 1.31B +129M +10.97%
1965 1.18B +196M +20%
1964 980M +146M +17.51%
1963 834M +61M +7.89%
1962 773M +110M +16.59%
1961 663M +91M +15.91%
1960 572M

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.