Bulgaria vs Turkey: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkey
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 61.0% against 60.5% in Turkey, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Turkey ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 108th and Turkey ranks 110th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.3% | 72.2% | 17.8% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 65.3% | 1.9% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 61.0% | 3.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 58.1% | 3.3% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Bulgaria or Turkey?
- Bulgaria, at 61.0% against 60.5% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 0.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Bulgaria ranks 108th and Turkey ranks 110th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.