Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Bulgaria, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Bulgaria stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Bulgaria peaked at 1.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
Bulgaria ranks 118th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5% | — |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +170.2% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -19.6% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -29.3% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +110.4% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -55.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +69.8% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -19.4% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -21.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +34.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%, 34% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 72% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +170.2% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Bulgaria?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Bulgaria was 0.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Bulgaria rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Bulgaria ranks 118th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. 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 Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.