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Bulgaria: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Bulgaria at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 53.8 billionGrowth +0.8% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:BG:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 52.0 billionGrowth +1.1% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:BG:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,225Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory1,276Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 4.0 billion+27.8%BACI:BG:2709:1:2024
22603 Copper ores and concentratesUSD 2.5 billion+29.4%BACI:BG:2603:1:2024
38703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 1.9 billion+3.0%BACI:BG:8703:1:2024
43004 MedicamentsUSD 1.7 billion+1.6%BACI:BG:3004:1:2024
52711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 1.4 billion+24.9%BACI:BG:2711:1:2024
62710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 1.2 billion+16.1%BACI:BG:2710:1:2024
78517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 1.1 billion+3.6%BACI:BG:8517:1:2024
87404 Copper: waste and scrapUSD 635.6 million+12.6%BACI:BG:7404:1:2024
98471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 484.3 million+9.5%BACI:BG:8471:1:2024
108544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 460.5 million−10.4%BACI:BG:8544:1:2024
118708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 455.2 million−2.8%BACI:BG:8708:1:2024
128542 Electronic integrated circuitsUSD 441.4 million−4.9%BACI:BG:8542:1:2024
138701 TractorsUSD 430.6 million−39.7%BACI:BG:8701:1:2024
143002 Human bloodUSD 414.3 million+6.3%BACI:BG:3002:1:2024
151206 Sunflower seedsUSD 395.8 million+13.6%BACI:BG:1206:1:2024
168538 Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solelyUSD 389.5 million−5.0%BACI:BG:8538:1:2024
178704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 387.6 million+1.4%BACI:BG:8704:1:2024
188541 Semiconductor devicesUSD 381.9 million−42.6%BACI:BG:8541:1:2024
190203 Meat of swine, freshUSD 378.4 million−6.2%BACI:BG:0203:1:2024
207208 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 378.2 million+15.7%BACI:BG:7208:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 3.4 billion+41.7%BACI:BG:2710:2:2024
29306 Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, minesUSD 2.4 billion+131.6%BACI:BG:9306:2:2024
37403 Copper: refined and copper alloysUSD 1.9 billion−2.6%BACI:BG:7403:2:2024
47402 Copper: unrefinedUSD 1.6 billion+63.5%BACI:BG:7402:2:2024
51001 Wheat and meslinUSD 1.4 billion−22.4%BACI:BG:1001:2:2024
62716 Electrical energyUSD 1.2 billion+5.3%BACI:BG:2716:2:2024
73004 MedicamentsUSD 1.2 billion+0.9%BACI:BG:3004:2:2024
82711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 964.6 million−30.8%BACI:BG:2711:2:2024
92616 Precious metal ores and concentratesUSD 873.5 million+2.5%BACI:BG:2616:2:2024
108544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 673.8 million−13.1%BACI:BG:8544:2:2024
118537 Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinetsUSD 649.0 million+17.3%BACI:BG:8537:2:2024
127409 Copper plates, sheets and stripUSD 640.6 million+7.7%BACI:BG:7409:2:2024
132603 Copper ores and concentratesUSD 627.5 million+120.3%BACI:BG:2603:2:2024
141512 Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oilUSD 620.3 million−24.9%BACI:BG:1512:2:2024
158536 Electrical apparatus for switchingUSD 600.4 million−7.4%BACI:BG:8536:2:2024
168708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 543.7 million+19.3%BACI:BG:8708:2:2024
171206 Sunflower seedsUSD 531.5 million−32.0%BACI:BG:1206:2:2024
183826 Biodiesel and mixtures thereofUSD 522.5 million−52.2%BACI:BG:3826:2:2024
198538 Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solelyUSD 463.4 million−29.0%BACI:BG:8538:2:2024
207010 Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoulesUSD 444.0 million−14.4%BACI:BG:7010:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Bulgaria with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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