Manufactures exports in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Manufactures exports was 53.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Bulgaria, 1996–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 53.4% for manufactures exports in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Bulgaria peaked at 65.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 72nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4% | 58.5% | 61.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 51.3% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 47.5% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 52.2% | 59.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More private sector data for Bulgaria
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 48.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 30.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 38.4% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 9.42 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Bulgaria?
- Manufactures exports in Bulgaria was 53.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for manufactures exports?
- Bulgaria ranks 72nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.