Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) was 2.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Bulgaria, 1998–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Bulgaria stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Bulgaria peaked at 14.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2022.
That places Bulgaria 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.1% | — |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -63.5% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -6.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 2.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -63.5% | 8.8% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.7% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 3.0% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 145 Australia 2.8% compare
- 146 Israel 2.8% compare
- 147 Switzerland 2.8% compare
- 148 Austria 2.7% compare
- 148 Belgium 2.7% compare
- 148 Croatia 2.7% compare
- 148 Cyprus 2.7% compare
- 148 Czechia 2.7% compare
- 148 Denmark 2.7% compare
- 148 Estonia 2.7% compare
- 148 Finland 2.7% compare
- 148 France 2.7% compare
- 148 Germany 2.7% compare
- 148 Greece 2.7% compare
- 148 Hungary 2.7% compare
- 148 Ireland 2.7% compare
- 148 Italy 2.7% compare
- 148 Latvia 2.7% compare
- 148 Lithuania 2.7% compare
- 148 Malta 2.7% compare
- 148 Netherlands 2.7% compare
- 148 Poland 2.7% compare
- 148 Portugal 2.7% compare
- 148 Romania 2.7% compare
- 148 Slovakia 2.7% compare
- 148 Slovenia 2.7% compare
- 148 Spain 2.7% compare
- 148 Sweden 2.7% 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 tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Bulgaria?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products in Bulgaria was 2.7% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products?
- Bulgaria ranks 148th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database.