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General profile: Bulgaria

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
6.782 Millions
1.860 BGN/US$
90 213 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 108 560 km²
13.02 %
3.93 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+21.3 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
11 739
20 630
25 371
49 925
Merchandise imports
18 163
25 513
29 205
57 959
Merchandise trade balance
-6 424
-4 883
-3 834
-8 034
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
1 %1 %55 %55 %13 %13 %14 %14 %17 %17 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
7 0105 0873 7533 2592 9697 0105 0873 7533 2592 969
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
(e) 4 434
6 632
8 098
12 497
Services imports
(e) 3 407
3 411
4 699
6 897
Services trade balance
(e) 1 026
3 220
3 400
5 600
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
(e) 27.5
19.7
21.1
19.9
Travel
(e) 55.2
51.4
38.7
27.3
Other services
(e) 17.3
19.4
35.3
50.5
TRADE INDICES
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137124118119115118109100919080816957666258991021039999100102100969695969796959492
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
29 869
50 689
50 766
90 213
GDP per capita, current US$
3 822
6 676
6 945
13 302
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.06
1.56
3.40
3.93
Current account balance, % of GDP
-11.21
-1.90
-0.24
-0.66
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.574
1.477
1.764
1.860
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
58.119.021.161.459.658.119.021.161.459.6
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.4 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
3 919.97
1 549.13
2 217.35
2 504.88
FDI outflows
309.78
313.24
137.99
388.73
Personal remittances, % of GDP
5.40
2.63
2.94
2.28
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
2 033.31 977.52 059.52 342.42 408.22 193.61 665.61 494.71 684.71 667.01 448.91 483.21 332.91 591.81 918.71 693.61 716.41 612.91 722.81 718.51 177.02 5051 8923 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
2022
Balance, % of GDP
(e) -14.81
-3.12
0.95
0.28
Balance, % of imports
(e) -21.46
-5.87
1.51
0.41
Normalized balance
(e) -0.120
-0.030
0.007
0.002
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
137121111125129130123127130130124118103101136143136123
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban 76%Urban 76%Rural 24%Rural 24%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.006 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1 151
697
152
133
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
142 611
201 050
254 854
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
1.52
2.47
2.90
3.31
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
5.51
5.64
5.15
4.80
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
(r) 3.59
4.28
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
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
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
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 April 2024