Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bulgaria in 2024 — 15.64%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 130. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 5.99 pp.
1996–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.64 | +2.99 pp |
| 2023 | 12.65 | −0.48 pp |
| 2022 | 13.12 | −2.16 pp |
| 2021 | 15.28 | +0.53 pp |
| 2020 | 14.75 | +1.97 pp |
| 2019 | 12.78 | −1.28 pp |
| 2018 | 14.06 | −0.12 pp |
| 2017 | 14.18 | +2.69 pp |
| 2016 | 11.49 | −2.52 pp |
| 2015 | 14.01 | −0.65 pp |
| 2014 | 14.66 | −1.29 pp |
| 2013 | 15.96 | −1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 17.15 | −1.61 pp |
| 2011 | 18.76 | +1.9 pp |
| 2010 | 16.87 | +1.87 pp |
| 2009 | 15 | −1.7 pp |
| 2008 | 16.7 | −1.07 pp |
| 2007 | 17.77 | −2.38 pp |
| 2006 | 20.15 | +5.92 pp |
| 2005 | 14.23 | +1.82 pp |
| 2004 | 12.41 | +2.13 pp |
| 2003 | 10.28 | +0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 9.78 | −0.81 pp |
| 2001 | 10.58 | −2.08 pp |
| 2000 | 12.67 | +3.28 pp |
| 1999 | 9.39 | +0.38 pp |
| 1998 | 9.01 | −1.99 pp |
| 1997 | 11 | +1.35 pp |
| 1996 | 9.65 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Bulgaria
15.64
Ukraine
8.18
Poland
3.2
Romania
2.69
Moldova
2.31
Slovakia
1.75
Czechia
1.4
Hungary
1.32
The share of ores, concentrates, non-ferrous and ferrous metals in merchandise exports. This is the second measure of commodity dependence after fuel, and the difference between them is meaningful: fuel is burned while metal stays in circulation, so a metallurgical specialization is more robust than an oil one to the shift to renewable energy — and demand for copper, lithium and nickel is exactly what that shift raises.
Important: Ores and metals together, with no split between raw material and processing: a country exporting concentrate and a country exporting rolled steel look the same by this indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.