Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 49.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Bulgaria, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 49.2% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Bulgaria peaked at 49.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 45th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.0% | — |
| 1991 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 49.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 49.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 28.2% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 26.7% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 34.6% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 45.2% | 49.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 42 Kazakhstan 50.3% compare
- 43 Trinidad and Tobago 50.2% compare
- 44 Tunisia 49.5% compare
- 46 Croatia 48.8% compare
- 47 Azerbaijan 48.1% compare
- 48 Luxembourg 47.9% 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 medium and high-tech exports in Bulgaria?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Bulgaria was 49.2% in 2024, 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 49.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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.