Bulgaria vs Republic of Korea: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Bulgaria
0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Republic of Korea
0.3788 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
51st
Republic of Korea rank
48th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.3788 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 51st and Republic of Korea ranks 48th of 203 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6595 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2821 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3774 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
1990s 0.3585 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1278 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2000s 0.3785 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3028 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0757 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 0.4949 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3617 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.459 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3486 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1104 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Bulgaria or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 0.3788 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Bulgaria and Republic of Korea?
0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Republic of Korea?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Republic of Korea rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Republic of Korea ranks 48th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.