Bulgaria - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Bulgaria was 1.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 10.12 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.50 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1981 9.50
1982 9.29
1983 7.39
1984 8.02
1985 5.70
1986 1.11
1987 0.54
1988 4.16
1989 1.13
1990 10.12
1991 9.32
1992 7.33
1993 2.77
1994 2.76
1995 1.88
1996 0.99
1997 2.01
1998 2.29
1999 1.87
2000 0.66
2001 0.50
2002 0.70
2003 0.82
2004 0.66
2005 0.63
2006 0.50
2007 0.50
2008 0.99
2009 0.73
2010 0.95
2011 1.20
2012 1.14
2013 0.89
2014 1.83
2015 1.77
2016 2.17
2017 2.84
2018 2.79
2019 3.09
2020 1.90

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Bulgaria was 35,038,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37,856,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 633,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1960 633,000,000
1961 666,000,000
1962 785,000,000
1963 933,000,000
1964 1,062,000,000
1965 1,178,000,000
1966 1,479,000,000
1967 1,572,000,000
1968 1,782,000,000
1969 1,750,000,000
1970 1,831,000,000
1971 2,120,000,000
1972 2,567,000,000
1973 3,239,000,000
1974 4,326,000,000
1975 5,949,000,000
1976 6,228,000,000
1977 6,329,000,000
1978 7,651,000,000
1979 8,514,000,000
1980 9,670,000,000
1981 10,800,000,000
1982 11,540,000,000
1983 12,290,000,000
1984 12,720,000,000
1985 13,630,000,000
1986 15,200,000,000
1987 16,160,000,000
1988 16,700,000,000
1989 15,180,000,000
1990 5,100,000,000
1991 3,790,000,000
1992 4,220,000,000
1993 4,900,000,000
1994 4,585,000,000
1995 5,660,000,000
1996 5,075,000,000
1997 4,930,000,000
1998 4,949,000,000
1999 5,478,000,000
2000 6,544,000,000
2001 7,279,000,000
2002 7,954,000,000
2003 10,871,000,000
2004 14,453,000,000
2005 18,163,000,000
2006 23,270,000,000
2007 29,961,000,000
2008 36,908,000,000
2009 23,539,000,000
2010 25,513,000,000
2011 32,582,000,000
2012 32,710,000,000
2013 34,303,000,000
2014 34,651,000,000
2015 29,205,000,000
2016 28,933,000,000
2017 34,184,000,000
2018 37,856,000,000
2019 37,663,000,000
2020 35,038,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Bulgaria was 68.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 80.32 in 1981, while its lowest value was 47.37 in 1996.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 80.32
1982 80.28
1983 78.30
1984 67.18
1985 63.67
1986 68.58
1987 62.69
1988 56.14
1989 61.16
1990 68.66
1991 70.18
1992 47.81
1993 55.77
1994 64.74
1995 49.53
1996 47.37
1997 54.42
1998 59.40
1999 63.79
2000 60.91
2001 64.43
2002 65.26
2003 66.64
2004 66.19
2005 72.73
2006 71.87
2007 64.84
2008 62.11
2009 65.44
2010 63.51
2011 63.60
2012 62.13
2013 63.49
2014 65.54
2015 68.25
2016 70.12
2017 67.48
2018 67.61
2019 66.51
2020 68.04

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Bulgaria was 11.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 20.77 in 1990, while its lowest value was 4.82 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 13.21
1982 14.17
1983 14.99
1984 18.02
1985 12.46
1986 5.93
1987 8.91
1988 16.33
1989 11.14
1990 20.77
1991 15.69
1992 13.88
1993 8.08
1994 9.53
1995 9.71
1996 6.60
1997 8.76
1998 8.62
1999 6.77
2000 4.82
2001 6.15
2002 6.49
2003 7.14
2004 7.53
2005 10.28
2006 11.00
2007 5.87
2008 6.40
2009 6.38
2010 6.38
2011 5.80
2012 6.11
2013 5.83
2014 7.38
2015 7.59
2016 8.36
2017 8.70
2018 9.78
2019 10.52
2020 11.26

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Bulgaria was 6.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 6.69 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.64 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 1.07
1982 1.03
1983 1.06
1984 0.66
1985 0.64
1986 0.91
1987 1.54
1988 0.97
1989 1.46
1990 2.34
1991 1.93
1992 1.20
1993 2.21
1994 2.45
1995 1.02
1996 1.55
1997 1.95
1998 2.63
1999 2.51
2000 1.90
2001 3.34
2002 3.38
2003 4.10
2004 4.13
2005 5.79
2006 5.89
2007 3.27
2008 3.55
2009 3.23
2010 3.09
2011 3.33
2012 3.52
2013 3.61
2014 3.92
2015 4.40
2016 4.73
2017 4.57
2018 5.45
2019 5.92
2020 6.69

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Bulgaria was 20.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 40.65 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 0.33
1982 0.63
1983 0.72
1984 0.81
1985 0.20
1986 0.37
1987 0.32
1988 0.53
1989 0.57
1990 0.30
1991 3.30
1992 30.91
1993 34.15
1994 23.53
1995 39.06
1996 40.65
1997 33.73
1998 28.80
1999 26.69
2000 30.25
2001 27.22
2002 22.46
2003 24.02
2004 24.65
2005 15.11
2006 16.35
2007 29.24
2008 31.03
2009 27.41
2010 29.53
2011 30.13
2012 31.30
2013 30.25
2014 26.60
2015 23.24
2016 20.40
2017 22.59
2018 21.79
2019 22.17
2020 20.03

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Bulgaria was 1.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 7.35 in 1984, while its lowest value was 0.45 in 2013.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 0.94
1982 1.73
1983 3.73
1984 7.35
1985 3.16
1986 2.27
1987 4.48
1988 4.09
1989 2.98
1990 2.58
1991 0.90
1992 2.07
1993 1.46
1994 1.67
1995 2.97
1996 2.42
1997 2.97
1998 2.49
1999 1.78
2000 1.82
2001 1.74
2002 1.95
2003 2.04
2004 2.54
2005 3.41
2006 4.00
2007 1.65
2008 1.53
2009 1.80
2010 2.00
2011 0.93
2012 1.18
2013 0.45
2014 0.47
2015 0.45
2016 0.50
2017 0.48
2018 0.60
2019 0.65
2020 1.72

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Bulgaria was 1.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 13.06 in 1990, while its lowest value was 0.43 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 9.48
1982 9.25
1983 7.29
1984 7.95
1985 5.60
1986 0.43
1987 0.46
1988 9.56
1989 4.66
1990 13.06
1991 10.73
1992 10.50
1993 3.91
1994 4.66
1995 4.88
1996 1.88
1997 2.57
1998 2.30
1999 1.67
2000 0.56
2001 0.47
2002 0.64
2003 0.57
2004 0.44
2005 0.59
2006 0.48
2007 0.45
2008 0.91
2009 0.64
2010 0.77
2011 0.98
2012 0.85
2013 0.64
2014 1.65
2015 1.48
2016 2.09
2017 2.78
2018 2.67
2019 2.92
2020 1.59

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Bulgaria was 0.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 2.72 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.12 in 1992.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1981 1.56
1982 1.93
1983 1.96
1984 1.80
1985 2.72
1986 2.06
1987 1.94
1988 1.47
1989 1.69
1990 2.65
1991 2.04
1992 0.12
1993 0.19
1994 0.30
1995 0.20
1996 0.32
1997 0.20
1998 0.42
1999 0.26
2000 0.21
2001 0.28
2002 0.24
2003 0.25
2004 0.27
2005 0.28
2006 0.29
2007 0.31
2008 0.28
2009 0.37
2010 0.31
2011 0.38
2012 0.35
2013 0.55
2014 0.51
2015 0.61
2016 0.54
2017 0.54
2018 0.68
2019 0.60
2020 0.59

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Bulgaria was 0.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 1.06 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.09 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1981 0.16
1982 0.23
1983 0.95
1984 0.27
1985 0.35
1986 0.26
1987 0.48
1988 0.24
1989 0.35
1990 0.13
1991 0.09
1993 0.31
1994 0.45
1995 0.64
1996 0.42
1997 1.06
1998 0.78
1999 0.54
2000 0.33
2001 0.32
2002 0.27
2003 0.17
2004 0.15
2005 0.20
2006 0.34
2007 0.18
2008 0.13
2009 0.35
2010 0.22
2011 0.18
2012 0.21
2013 0.58
2014 0.83
2015 0.66
2016 0.50
2017 0.33
2018 0.38
2019 0.42
2020 0.66

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Bulgaria was 0.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 28.09 in 1987, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 2007.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1981 6.15
1982 4.92
1983 5.99
1984 13.98
1985 23.67
1986 25.12
1987 28.09
1988 27.00
1989 27.13
1990 10.27
1991 10.83
1992 7.40
1993 2.00
1994 2.19
1995 1.70
1996 5.39
1997 3.10
1998 3.18
1999 2.76
2000 4.01
2001 2.19
2002 5.79
2003 2.19
2004 1.63
2005 1.88
2006 0.77
2007 0.06
2008 0.46
2009 0.76
2010 0.58
2011 0.47
2012 0.46
2013 0.44
2014 0.48
2015 0.92
2016 1.12
2017 1.23
2018 0.82
2019 0.79
2020 0.67

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Bulgaria was $35,037,680,000 as of 2020. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $37,855,940,000 in 2018 and $2,715,052,000 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1981 $3,386,878,000
1982 $2,968,205,000
1983 $3,082,812,000
1984 $3,263,650,000
1985 $4,240,953,000
1986 $4,452,493,000
1987 $5,039,399,000
1988 $5,855,880,000
1989 $5,144,661,000
1990 $3,461,702,000
1991 $2,715,052,000
1992 $4,348,327,000
1993 $4,484,827,000
1994 $4,724,054,000
1995 $5,469,271,000
1996 $4,891,372,000
1997 $3,879,562,000
1998 $5,044,322,000
1999 $5,219,997,000
2000 $6,507,208,000
2001 $7,261,518,000
2002 $7,989,876,000
2003 $10,902,620,000
2004 $14,471,890,000
2005 $15,488,260,000
2006 $19,443,190,000
2007 $30,087,080,000
2008 $37,032,670,000
2009 $23,541,110,000
2010 $25,482,620,000
2011 $32,574,490,000
2012 $32,709,200,000
2013 $34,308,790,000
2014 $34,650,670,000
2015 $29,205,630,000
2016 $28,932,810,000
2017 $34,183,980,000
2018 $37,855,940,000
2019 $37,662,640,000
2020 $35,037,680,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Bulgaria was 20.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 40.65 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1981 0.33
1982 0.63
1983 0.72
1984 0.81
1985 0.20
1986 0.37
1987 0.32
1988 0.53
1989 0.57
1990 0.30
1991 3.30
1992 30.91
1993 34.15
1994 23.53
1995 39.06
1996 40.65
1997 33.73
1998 28.80
1999 26.69
2000 30.25
2001 27.22
2002 22.46
2003 24.02
2004 24.65
2005 15.11
2006 16.35
2007 29.24
2008 31.03
2009 27.41
2010 29.53
2011 30.13
2012 31.30
2013 30.25
2014 26.60
2015 23.24
2016 20.40
2017 22.59
2018 21.79
2019 22.17
2020 20.03

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports