Trade Profiles
2021 Trade in commercial services
Transport
Travel Other commercial services
Industrial property
Merchandise trade Agricultural products Nonagricultural products
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
GDP (million current US$, 2020) GDP per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Current account balance (% GDP, 2020) Trade per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Trade (% GDP, 2018-2020)
68 561 9 750 0.1 5 955 61.1
Rank in world trade, 2020 Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade Commercial services excluding intra-EU trade
Exports
59 59 -
Imports
61 77 -
MERCHANDISE TRADE Value
Million US$ Merchandise exports, f.o.b. Merchandise imports, c.i.f.
Annual percentage change
2020 31 907 35 038 2020 0.18
Share in world total exports (%)
2010-2020 4 3
2019 -1 -1
2020 -4 -7 2020 0.20
Share in world total imports (%)
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group, % (2019)
By main commodity group, % (2019)
Agricultural products: 17.1
Fuels and mining products: 22
Agricultural products: 12.2
Fuels and mining products: 21.2
Manufactures: 58.7
Other: 2.2
Manufactures: 65.3
Other: 1.3
By main destination, % (2019)
By main origin, % (2019)
European Union: 63.2
Turkey: 7.3
China: 2.8
Serbia: 2.4
United Kingdom: 2.3
Other: 22.1
European Union: 60.8 Turkey: 6.5 Egypt: 2.2
Russian Federation: 9.9 China: 4.5 Other: 16.1
Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS1001 HS1005 HS1206 HS1512 HS1905
2019 . 947 465 427 314 279
Wheat and meslin Maize (corn) Sunflower seeds Sunflower-seed,or cotton oil Bread, pastry, other bakers' wares
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS1206 HS0203 HS1806 HS2402 HS2202
2019
Sunflower seeds Swine meat, fresh, chilled, frozen Chocolate and other cocoa food Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos Waters containing added sugar
275 269 181 170 148
Share in economy's trade in agricultural products Exports 0%
10%
Imports 20%
0%
HS1001
HS1206
HS1005
HS0203
HS1206
HS1806
HS1512
HS2402
HS1905
HS2202
5%
10%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2019 5 409 4 115
Annual percentage change
2010-2019 5 6
2018 8 8
2019 5 8
Non-Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS2710 HS3004 HS7403 HS7402 HS2616
2019
Petroleum oils, other than crude Medicaments in measured doses Refined copper and copper alloys Unrefined copper Precious metal ores and concentrate
2 479 1 025 997 782 587
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS2709 HS2603 HS3004 HS8703 HS2711
2019
Petroleum oils, crude Copper ores and concentrates Medicaments in measured doses Motor cars for transport of persons Petroleum gases
3 151 1 397 1 239 1 087 838
Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products Exports 0%
58
5%
Imports 10%
0%
HS2710
HS2709
HS3004
HS2603
HS7403
HS3004
HS7402
HS8703
HS2616
HS2711
5%
10%
15%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2019 27 242 32 597
Annual percentage change
2010-2019 6 4
2018 8 11
2019 -1 -1
World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2021
Bulgaria TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES Value
Million US$ Commercial services exports Commercial services imports
Annual percentage change
2020
2010-2020
8 116 4 735 2020 0.17
Share in world total exports (%) Breakdown in economy's total exports
2019
2020
5 0
-29 -20
2 3
2020 0.10
Share in world total imports (%) Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main services item, % (2020)
By main services item, % (2020)
Transport: 20.6 Other commercial services: 53.3
Travel: 20 Goods-related services: 6
Transport: 26.9 Other commercial services: 48.8
By main destination, % (2020)
Travel: 21.9 Goods-related services: 2.3
By main origin, % (2020)
European Union: 59 United States of America: 6.2 Switzerland: 2.8
United Kingdom: 9 Russian Federation: 2.9 Other: 20.1
European Union: 60.2 United States of America: 3.3 Switzerland: 1.9
Value
FATS sales Inward (million US$) Outward (million US$)
United Kingdom: 7 Russian Federation: 2.3 Other: 25.4
Annual percentage change
2018 9 468 na
2010-2018 8 na
2017 11 na
2018 33 na
Transport Bulgaria
200
World
100 0
2010
2013
2016
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
2020
Transport exports (Index 2010=100)
2020 1 675 1 275
Exports By sea (2020) By air (2020) By other (2020)
2010-2020 3 3
Value
Share (%)
87 248 1 284
5.2 14.8 76.7
Annual percentage change 2019 0 1
Imports By sea (2020) By air (2020) By other (2020)
2020 -28 -18
Value
Share (%)
533 238 423
41.8 18.6 33.2
Travel Bulgaria
200
World
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
100 0
2010
2013
2016
2020 1 624 1 039
2010-2020 -7 2
Annual percentage change 2019 -5 -2
2020 -62 -43
2020
Travel exports (Index 2010=100)
Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services Million US$
Exports of OCS by main item (2020) ICTs
8.3 15.6 32.1
44.0
Other business services Insurance & pension
Value
2020
Other commercial services Exports 4 329 Imports 2 311
Annual percentage change
13 4
2020
Goods-related services Exports Imports
Other
2010-2020
2010-2020
488 111
-2 -3
2019
2020
21 1
0 -5
2019
2020
7 -7
1 -3
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Patent applications, 2019 Residents
186
Trademark applications, 2019
Non-residents
7
Total
193
World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2021
Residents
3 721
Non-residents
1 666
Industrial design applications, 2019 Total
5 387
Residents
178
Non-residents
51
Total
229
59