Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — Bulgaria

Rail freight traffic in Bulgaria in 2021 — 4,658 M t-km. Ranked 30 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 45.8%.

2021 4,658 M t-km +3.44% vs 2020
World rank 30of 50
Period maximum 8,595 M t-km1995
Period minimum 2,908 M t-km2012

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Bulgaria, 1995–202102,5005,0007,50010,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 8,595 M t-km1996: 7,549 M t-km1997: 7,444 M t-km1998: 6,152 M t-km1999: 5,297 M t-km2000: 5,538 M t-km2001: 4,904 M t-km2002: 4,627 M t-km2003: 5,274 M t-km2004: 5,211 M t-km2005: 5,163 M t-km2006: 5,396 M t-km2007: 5,241 M t-km2008: 4,693 M t-km2009: 3,145 M t-km2010: 3,064 M t-km2011: 3,291 M t-km2012: 2,908 M t-km2013: 3,246 M t-km2014: 3,439 M t-km2015: 3,650 M t-km2016: 3,434 M t-km2017: 3,931 M t-km2018: 3,792 M t-km2019: 3,902 M t-km2020: 4,503 M t-km2021: 4,658 M t-km
Change over the period: −3,937 (−45.81%) Average annual rate: -2.33 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Bulgaria 4,658 M t-km
Europe & Central Asia 7,973 M t-km
Eastern Europe computed 2.78M M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 4,658 +155 +3.44%
2020 4,503 +601 +15.41%
2019 3,902 +110 +2.89%
2018 3,792 −139 −3.54%
2017 3,931 +497 +14.47%
2016 3,434 −216 −5.92%
2015 3,650 +211 +6.14%
2014 3,439 +193 +5.95%
2013 3,246 +338 +11.62%
2012 2,908 −383 −11.64%
2011 3,291 +227 +7.41%
2010 3,064 −81 −2.58%
2009 3,145 −1,548 −32.99%
2008 4,693 −548 −10.46%
2007 5,241 −155 −2.87%
2006 5,396 +233 +4.51%
2005 5,163 −48 −0.92%
2004 5,211 −63 −1.19%
2003 5,274 +647 +13.98%
2002 4,627 −277 −5.65%
2001 4,904 −634 −11.45%
2000 5,538 +241 +4.55%
1999 5,297 −855 −13.9%
1998 6,152 −1,292 −17.36%
1997 7,444 −105 −1.39%
1996 7,549 −1,046 −12.17%
1995 8,595

Eastern Europe, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Rail freight traffic in millions of tonne-kilometers: the mass of the freight carried multiplied by the distance of the haul. The highest values belong to countries with a long reach and large-scale extraction of raw materials, where rail remains the cheapest way to move bulk cargo over long distances.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.