Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 16.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Bulgaria, 1996–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Bulgaria stood at 16.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Bulgaria peaked at 18.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2006.
That places Bulgaria 101st out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.1% | — |
| 1997 | 13.6% | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -35.8% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +26.0% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +43.7% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | -13.0% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | +6.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 16.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 16.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 13.6% | 18.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 15.2% | 17.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Bulgaria?
- Food exports in Bulgaria was 16.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2006.
- How does Bulgaria rank for food exports?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.