Bulgaria - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Bulgaria was 25.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 59.56 in 1981, while its lowest value was 20.62 in 1998.

Definition: Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1980 51.31
1981 59.56
1982 58.29
1983 55.54
1984 54.53
1985 52.98
1986 50.92
1987 51.33
1988 53.23
1989 40.24
1990 40.50
1991 43.89
1992 43.77
1993 41.08
1994 37.36
1995 41.54
1996 39.02
1997 41.66
1998 20.62
1999 44.01
2000 43.90
2001 43.28
2002 30.38
2003 30.82
2004 33.77
2005 32.28
2006 32.13
2007 23.71
2008 24.67
2009 22.37
2010 27.30
2011 31.13
2012 33.21
2013 32.53
2014 36.44
2015 25.32
2016 31.35
2017 37.27
2018 25.86
2019 26.09
2020 25.46

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments