Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Bulgaria, 1981–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.7% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Bulgaria peaked at 2.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.
Bulgaria ranks 122nd of 204 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 in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.7% | — |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -30.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -35.1% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +94.0% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | +25.4% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -41.7% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +38.9% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -31.9% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -40.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -38.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +94.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +102.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -52.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -31.6% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +315.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -54.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -31.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +41.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -9.7% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 79% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +315.6% | 0.3% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 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 in Bulgaria?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Bulgaria was 0.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1988.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Bulgaria ranks 122nd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.