Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%) was 4.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Bulgaria, 2007–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Bulgaria stood at 4.0%.
That represents a change of down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Bulgaria peaked at 4.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2015.
Bulgaria ranks 125th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.2% | — |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 4.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 4.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 122 Canada 5.7% compare
- 123 Ukraine 5.2% compare
- 124 Montenegro 4.3% compare
- 125 Austria 4.0% compare
- 125 Belgium 4.0% compare
- 125 Croatia 4.0% compare
- 125 Cyprus 4.0% compare
- 125 Czechia 4.0% compare
- 125 Denmark 4.0% compare
- 125 Estonia 4.0% compare
- 125 Finland 4.0% compare
- 125 France 4.0% compare
- 125 Germany 4.0% compare
- 125 Greece 4.0% compare
- 125 Hungary 4.0% compare
- 125 Ireland 4.0% compare
- 125 Italy 4.0% compare
- 125 Latvia 4.0% compare
- 125 Lithuania 4.0% compare
- 125 Malta 4.0% compare
- 125 Netherlands 4.0% compare
- 125 Poland 4.0% compare
- 125 Portugal 4.0% compare
- 125 Romania 4.0% compare
- 125 Slovakia 4.0% compare
- 125 Slovenia 4.0% compare
- 125 Spain 4.0% compare
- 125 Sweden 4.0% compare
- 125 United Kingdom 4.0% compare
More private sector data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 60.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 9.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 48.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,511 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Bulgaria?
- Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Bulgaria was 4.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2015.
- How does Bulgaria rank for bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Bulgaria ranks 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.