Bulgaria vs IDA total: Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) over time
- Bulgaria
- IDA total
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 83.5% against 40.1% in IDA total, a difference of 43.4%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.1 times IDA total's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 44th and IDA total ranks 42nd of 204 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 131.7% | 30.7% | 101.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 76.2% | 33.0% | 43.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 40.8% | 53.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 106.5% | 37.7% | 68.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 36.4% | 62.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Bulgaria or IDA total?
- Bulgaria, at 83.5% against 40.1% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Bulgaria and IDA total?
- 43.4%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and IDA total?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and IDA total rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Bulgaria ranks 44th and IDA total ranks 42nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.