Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 15.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Bulgaria, 1980–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 15.5% for transport services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Bulgaria peaked at 49.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2024.
That places Bulgaria 99th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.3% | — |
| 1981 | 40.6% | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 37.7% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 35.4% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 27.4% | -22.8% |
| 1985 | 28.7% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 29.6% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 28.4% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 31.6% | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 27.7% | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 27.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 49.9% | +81.1% |
| 1992 | 47.5% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 36.9% | -22.3% |
| 1994 | 29.9% | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 31.4% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 25.6% | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 29.7% | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +35.4% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -25.7% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | +1.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 15.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.4%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 15.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.5%, 80% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +81.1% | 27.5% | 49.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.3% | 27.4% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 25.6% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 20.8% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 15.3% | 27.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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 transport services in Bulgaria?
- Transport services in Bulgaria was 15.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2024.
- How does Bulgaria rank for transport services?
- Bulgaria ranks 99th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.