Bulgaria vs Romania: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Bulgaria
492,097 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania
573,344 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
69th
Romania rank
66th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 573,344 current US$ per square kilometre against 492,097 current US$ per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 81,247 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Romania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 69th and Romania ranks 66th of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 30,055 current US$ per square kilometre 25,830 current US$ per square kilometre 4,225 current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 38,250 current US$ per square kilometre 35,834 current US$ per square kilometre 2,416 current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 156,777 current US$ per square kilometre 174,684 current US$ per square kilometre 17,907 current US$ per square kilometre Romania
2010s 299,536 current US$ per square kilometre 340,750 current US$ per square kilometre 41,213 current US$ per square kilometre Romania
2020s 442,092 current US$ per square kilometre 513,605 current US$ per square kilometre 71,512 current US$ per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Bulgaria or Romania?
Romania, at 573,344 current US$ per square kilometre against 492,097 current US$ per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Bulgaria and Romania?
81,247 current US$ per square kilometre, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Bulgaria ranks 69th and Romania ranks 66th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.