Bulgaria vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Bulgaria
0.5227 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.1739 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
41st
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
42nd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.5227 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1739 current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3488 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 3.0 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 41st and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1631 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1658 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.3508 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2459 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1049 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2000s 0.5353 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2739 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2614 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2010s 0.5662 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3661 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria
2020s 0.5499 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1747 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3752 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Bulgaria or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Bulgaria, at 0.5227 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1739 current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Bulgaria and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.3488 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Bulgaria ranks 41st and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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 imports by the reporting economy (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
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.