Bulgaria vs Kazakhstan: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Bulgaria
53.42 billion current US$
in 2023
Kazakhstan
61.16 billion current US$
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
57th
Kazakhstan rank
54th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Bulgaria
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 61.16 billion current US$ against 53.42 billion current US$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 7.74 billion current US$.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 57th and Kazakhstan ranks 54th of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.60 billion current US$ | 3.22 billion current US$ | 1.38 billion current US$ | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 17.06 billion current US$ | 17.92 billion current US$ | 862.58 million current US$ | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 32.52 billion current US$ | 35.24 billion current US$ | 2.73 billion current US$ | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 47.99 billion current US$ | 35.51 billion current US$ | 12.49 billion current US$ | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Bulgaria or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 61.16 billion current US$ against 53.42 billion current US$ in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Bulgaria and Kazakhstan?
- 7.74 billion current US$, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kazakhstan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Kazakhstan rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Bulgaria ranks 57th and Kazakhstan ranks 54th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.