Medium and high-tech exports in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Medium and high-tech exports was 45.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Bulgaria, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 45.3% for medium and high-tech exports in 2022.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Bulgaria peaked at 49.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 46th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.1% | — |
| 1991 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 48.7% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 28.2% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 26.8% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 34.7% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 45.3% | 49.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 43 Congo 47.5% compare
- 44 Finland 47.2% compare
- 45 Luxembourg 45.8% compare
- 47 South Africa 45.3% compare
- 48 Kazakhstan 45.0% compare
- 49 Croatia 44.5% compare
More private sector data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 53.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 48.32 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8979 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Bulgaria?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Bulgaria was 45.3% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Bulgaria ranks 46th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.