Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 17.4% against 16.2% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 101st and Netherlands ranks 98th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 17.3% | 1.8% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 13.2% | 2.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 15.3% | 0.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 15.6% | 1.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 17.4% against 16.2% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 1.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for food exports?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st and Netherlands ranks 98th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). 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.