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General profile: Bulgaria

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
6.796 Millions
..
102 791 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 108 560 km²
8.60 %
3.07 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-4.3 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
11 739
20 630
25 371
47 755
Merchandise imports
18 163
25 513
29 205
53 529
Merchandise trade balance
-6 424
-4 883
-3 834
-5 773
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
1 %1 %58 %58 %10 %10 %14 %14 %17 %17 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
6 5005 3153 7912 9182 5936 5005 3153 7912 9182 593
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
4 434
6 632
8 098
15 254
Services imports
3 407
3 411
4 699
8 022
Services trade balance
1 026
3 220
3 400
7 233
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
(e) 27.5
19.7
21.1
17.6
Travel
(e) 55.2
51.4
38.7
26.4
Other services
(e) 17.3
(e) 19.4
35.3
52.0
TRADE INDICES
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132136125118119115118109100919080816957666258100991021039999100102100969695969796959492
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.1 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
29 869
50 689
50 766
102 791
GDP per capita, current US$
3 882
6 815
7 073
15 126
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.06
1.56
3.40
3.07
Current account balance, % of GDP
-11.21
-1.90
-0.24
-0.24
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.574
1.477
1.764
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
58.118.323.469.269.058.118.323.469.269.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.6 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
3 919.97
1 549.13
2 217.35
3 913.17
FDI outflows
309.78
313.24
137.99
598.27
Personal remittances, % of GDP
5.40
2.63
2.94
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
2 033.31 977.52 059.52 342.42 408.22 193.61 665.61 494.71 684.71 667.01 448.91 483.21 332.91 591.81 918.71 693.61 716.41 612.91 722.81 718.51 177.03 9132 7711 7943 3971 8351 1431 8141 0402 2174621 8381 6972 0521 5493 3859 85512 3897 8053 9203 3972 0899228081 016FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-14.81
-3.12
0.95
3.22
Balance, % of imports
-21.46
-5.87
1.51
5.63
Normalized balance
-0.120
-0.030
0.007
0.027
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
118138121111125129130123127130130124118103101136143136123
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 77%Urban 77%Rural 23%Rural 23%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.005 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1 151
697
152
114
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
142 611
201 050
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
1.52
2.47
2.90
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
5.51
5.64
5.15
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
(r) 3.59
4.28
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
r
Number of persons employed in full time equivalent units.Total business economy includes repair of computers, personal and household goods; except financial and insurance activities.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024