Container port traffic in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Container port traffic was 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
98th
of 167 countries
All-time high
296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
All-time low
142,611 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Container port traffic in Bulgaria, 2010–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2010201720242010: 142.6k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2011: 147.6k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2012: 169.9k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2013: 180.4k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2014: 195.5k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2015: 201.1k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2016: 206.1k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2017: 228.5k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2018: 241.7k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2019: 261.9k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2020: 254.6k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2021: 245.2k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2022: 254.9k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2023: 282.2k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2024: 296.4k TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

Analysis

The most recent figure for container port traffic in Bulgaria is 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in Bulgaria peaked at 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 142,611 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.

That places Bulgaria 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 197,538 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 142,611 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 261,934 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10
2020s 266,619 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 245,160 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 95 Yemen 380,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  2. 96 Cameroon 350,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  3. 97 Sudan 320,274 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  4. 99 Guinea 286,286 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  5. 100 Austria 285,900 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  6. 101 Cuba 281,140 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is container port traffic in Bulgaria?
Container port traffic in Bulgaria was 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 142,611 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
How does Bulgaria rank for container port traffic?
Bulgaria ranks 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Unit
TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,791 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.