Exports as a share of GDP fell 9.82% to 0.558% in Bulgaria in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, exports as a share of GDP in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 0.700% in 2022 and an all time low of 0.323% in 1995. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, exports as a share of GDP in Greece amounted to 0.420%, 0.356% in Romania, 0.527% in Serbia and 0.280% in Turkey in 2024.
Bulgaria has been ranked 32nd within the group of 130 countries we follow in terms of exports as a share of GDP, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Exports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Albania | % | 0.311% | 0.309% | 0.225% | 0.311% | 0.372% | ||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 0.420% | 0.400% | 0.342% | 0.426% | 0.483% | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | % | 0.658% | 0.642% | 0.564% | 0.618% | 0.700% | ||||||||||||||||
Croatia | % | 0.491% | 0.505% | 0.413% | 0.498% | 0.595% | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | % | 0.386% | 0.396% | 0.315% | 0.403% | 0.490% | ||||||||||||||||
Hungary | % | 0.834% | 0.811% | 0.781% | 0.794% | 0.895% | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | % | 0.311% | 0.235% | 0.194% | 0.228% | 0.268% | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | % | 0.408% | 0.381% | 0.278% | 0.373% | 0.445% | ||||||||||||||||
Macedonia | % | 0.604% | 0.624% | 0.578% | 0.654% | 0.728% | ||||||||||||||||
Moldova | % | 0.307% | 0.312% | 0.279% | 0.306% | 0.412% | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | % | 0.415% | 0.401% | 0.368% | 0.405% | 0.434% | ||||||||||||||||
Serbia | % | 0.487% | 0.490% | 0.461% | 0.523% | 0.607% | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | % | 0.312% | 0.331% | 0.291% | 0.357% | 0.386% | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | % | 0.452% | 0.412% | 0.388% | 0.407% | 0.354% |