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Maritime profile: Bulgaria

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
6.796 Millions
102 791 Millions current US$
101 284 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(p) 108 560 Km²
3.07 %
23 276 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2023
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building⁴
Ship recycling⁴
4.2 m/km²
0.000 GT
..
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - Ownership⁶
114 Thousands DWT
78 ships
1 960 Thousands DWT
Number of port calls⁹
Container port throughput⁷
Number of seafarers⁸
254 854 TEU
22 762
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WORLD SHARES FOR 2023
0.08 %0.03 %0.10 %0.20 %0.22 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World total0.09 %0.07 % Less than 0.01% of the World totalNo value reported or collected1.65 %0.83 %0.03 %Not publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot publishableNo value reported or collected0.08 %0.03 %0.10 %0.20 %0.22 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World total0.09 %0.07 % Less than 0.01% of the World totalNo value reported or collected1.65 %0.83 %0.03 %Not publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot publishableNo value reported or collected
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 TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+11.2 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2023
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(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
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport services exports
(e) 1 218
1 308
1 711
2 685
Transport services imports
(e) 1 100
932
1 236
2 439
Transport services trade balance
(e) 118
376
475
246
NATIONAL FLEET
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-14.2 %
Fleet growth rate in 2023
Carrying capacity by type of ship⁵
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Total fleet
1 151.0
696.8
152.1
114.4
Oil tankers
30.0
25.8
7.2
7.5
Bulk carriers
914.0
463.7
69.7
38.4
General cargo
112.0
116.8
50.8
37.5
Container ships
78.0
64.2
0.0
0.0
Other types of ships
17.0
26.2
24.3
31.0
Fleet by type of ship⁵
(Number of ships)
55013285301558540165855016285601828
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2006¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
0.2400.2400.2390.2380.2370.2310.2300.2300.2230.2230.2400.2400.2390.2380.2370.2310.2300.2300.2230.223
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Average Q1 2023=100
29.329.427.127.727.027.124.021.721.721.721.821.821.821.824.024.124.024.224.324.424.724.324.325.425.125.025.925.823.527.227.323.026.427.327.927.929.729.520.620.620.723.923.323.226.926.325.722.322.318.522.022.021.317.918.019.920.520.623.349.151.449.535.030.633.136.532.733.535.736.536.538.2
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2023⁹
 
Number of arrivals
Median time
in port (days)
Avg age
of vessels
Avg size (GT)
of vessels
Avg cargo
carrying
capacity (DWT)
per vessel
Avg container
carrying
capacity (TEU)
per container ship
Maximum size (GT) of vessels
All ships
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-
-
-
-
-
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Liquid bulk carriers
-
-
-
-
-
..
-
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
-
-
-
-
-
..
-
Liquefied natural gas carriers
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Dry bulk carriers
-
-
-
-
-
..
-
Dry breakbulk carriers
-
-
-
-
-
..
-
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
-
..
-
-
-
..
-
Container ships
-
-
-
-
..
-
-
Passenger ships
-
..
-
-
..
..
-
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2023¹¹
Average Q1 2023=100
42.242.742.742.543.143.342.443.743.743.843.943.944.744.744.644.843.944.429.429.630.229.429.329.228.527.837.435.929.140.841.126.737.741.340.140.145.245.920.820.820.819.519.519.519.520.721.521.521.521.512.612.612.612.613.711.211.011.011.021.128.828.632.834.632.133.332.037.845.245.144.944.953.753.748.146.745.045.639.128.828.828.628.028.028.028.034.035.833.436.449.749.749.950.051.253.653.754.358.258.050.557.057.349.149.149.146.947.547.648.549.549.550.755.655.054.162.160.351.949.349.340.749.349.350.039.340.243.145.745.854.498.5106.4100.861.948.961.771.858.762.456.658.658.063.3
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre/). A link to these tables is provided in each section of the profile.
Notes:
1
Sum of exports and imports.
2
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.
Coastline length based on data calculated in 2000 from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale.
3
Sum of exports and imports. Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
4
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
5
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
6
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 1000 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
7
UNCTAD Secretariat, derived from various sources including Dynamar B.V. Publications, terminal operators and port authorities. Refers to year 2022.
8
Refers to year 2021. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2021 edition.
9
UNCTAD Secretariat, based on data provided by MarineTraffic (http://marinetraffic.com). Ships of 1000 GT and above.
10
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
11
UNCTAD Secretariat, generated from data provided by MDS Transmodal (https://www.mdst.co.uk).
e
Estimated.
p
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
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
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
LNG:
Liquefied natural gas
LPG:
Liquefied petroleum gas
GDP:
Gross domestic product
GT:
Gross tons
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
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Generation date: 11 October 2024