Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 54.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Bulgaria, 1996–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 54.3% for manufactures exports in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Bulgaria peaked at 65.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 70th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 60.1% | — |
| 1997 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 61.9% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 58.5% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 56.7% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 60.8% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 59.8% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 58.2% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 54.3% | +1.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 54.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 92% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 54.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.6%, 85% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4% | 58.5% | 61.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 51.3% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 47.5% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 52.2% | 59.8% | 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)
- Food exports 16.2% (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 manufactures exports in Bulgaria?
- Manufactures exports in Bulgaria was 54.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for manufactures exports?
- Bulgaria ranks 70th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.