Bulgaria

Bulgaria Exports 2023

Complete list of Bulgaria's 200 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$50.52B
Total exports (2023)
#59
Global export rank
200
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Bulgaria exported $50.52 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #59 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 200 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 59.7% of total export value. The leading export was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $2.33 billion 4.6% of the country's export portfolio.

The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All export destinations

200 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.

#Destination2023 export value% of total
1Germany$6.69B13.24%
2Romania$5.61B11.10%
3Italy$4.02B7.96%
4Greece$3.03B6.00%
5Türkiye$2.70B5.35%
6Poland$2.15B4.25%
7Belgium$1.60B3.17%
8France$1.54B3.04%
9USA$1.45B2.88%
10China$1.36B2.69%
11Spain$1.35B2.67%
12Czechia$1.19B2.36%
13Netherlands$1.08B2.14%
14Serbia$1.05B2.07%
15United Kingdom$1.02B2.03%
16Austria$1.02B2.01%
17Ukraine$968.55M1.92%
18Egypt$913.61M1.81%
19North Macedonia$647.80M1.28%
20Hungary$638.63M1.26%
21Algeria$592.16M1.17%
22Slovakia$575.25M1.14%
23Russian Federation$540.16M1.07%
24Switzerland$494.83M0.98%
25Sweden$388.35M0.77%
26Croatia$372.78M0.74%
27Indonesia$342.47M0.68%
28India$331.06M0.66%
29Slovenia$278.58M0.55%
30Denmark$245.77M0.49%
31Rep. of Korea$241.12M0.48%
32Georgia$230.35M0.46%
33Canada$227.53M0.45%
34United Arab Emirates$223.38M0.44%
35Ireland$214.60M0.42%
36Iraq$209.20M0.41%
37Morocco$208.03M0.41%
38Thailand$198.79M0.39%
39Israel$195.83M0.39%
40Saudi Arabia$188.16M0.37%
41Gibraltar$185.90M0.37%
42Singapore$174.59M0.35%
43Libya$172.67M0.34%
44Cyprus$161.71M0.32%
45Tunisia$161.18M0.32%
46South Africa$155.64M0.31%
47Lithuania$153.34M0.30%
48Rep. of Moldova$151.03M0.30%
49Other Asia, nes$143.09M0.28%
50Portugal$141.81M0.28%
51Albania$134.94M0.27%
52Mexico$133.28M0.26%
53Iran$129.38M0.26%
54Finland$129.12M0.26%
55Japan$129.06M0.26%
56China, Hong Kong SAR$122.92M0.24%
57Norway$121.50M0.24%
58Bosnia Herzegovina$96.52M0.19%
59Kazakhstan$94.63M0.19%
60Armenia$84.96M0.17%
61Brazil$83.70M0.17%
62Australia$76.18M0.15%
63Latvia$72.59M0.14%
64Lebanon$64.23M0.13%
65Namibia$62.79M0.12%
66Senegal$59.83M0.12%
67Viet Nam$58.58M0.12%
68Malaysia$55.91M0.11%
69Jordan$55.71M0.11%
70Uzbekistan$54.69M0.11%
71Belarus$52.37M0.10%
72Philippines$51.34M0.10%
73Estonia$51.15M0.10%
74Peru$38.97M0.08%
75Azerbaijan$36.54M0.07%
76Pakistan$35.20M0.07%
77Bangladesh$31.24M0.06%
78Chile$27.12M0.05%
79Montenegro$25.70M0.05%
80Kuwait$22.51M0.04%
81Kyrgyzstan$21.68M0.04%
82Nigeria$20.08M0.04%
83Malta$19.65M0.04%
84Argentina$18.28M0.04%
85Qatar$18.27M0.04%
86Colombia$17.50M0.03%
87Luxembourg$17.44M0.03%
88New Zealand$16.91M0.03%
89Côte d'Ivoire$14.19M0.03%
90Guatemala$11.17M0.02%
91United Rep. of Tanzania$11.09M0.02%
92Ghana$9.97M0.02%
93Iceland$9.58M0.02%
94Ecuador$8.97M0.02%
95Sri Lanka$8.53M0.02%
96Bahrain$7.84M0.02%
97Ethiopia$7.62M0.02%
98Oman$7.26M0.01%
99Panama$6.83M0.01%
100Yemen$5.74M0.01%
101Dominican Rep.$5.45M0.01%
102Myanmar$5.32M0.01%
103Cambodia$5.01M0.01%
104Uruguay$4.64M0.01%
105Honduras$4.60M0.01%
106Zambia$4.16M0.01%
107Costa Rica$4.16M0.01%
108Kenya$4.05M0.01%
109Dem. Rep. of the Congo$4.05M0.01%
110Mauritius$3.92M0.01%
111China, Macao SAR$3.80M0.01%
112El Salvador$3.72M0.01%
113Mongolia$3.65M0.01%
114Djibouti$3.21M0.01%
115Venezuela$3.13M0.01%
116Cabo Verde$3.13M0.01%
117Cuba$3.00M0.01%
118Paraguay$2.89M0.01%
119Angola$2.72M0.01%
120Syria$2.63M0.01%
121Mali$2.57M0.01%
122Mauritania$2.42M0.00%
123Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$2.35M0.00%
124Uganda$2.23M0.00%
125Maldives$2.20M0.00%
126Nicaragua$2.13M0.00%
127Nepal$2.10M0.00%
128Afghanistan$2.09M0.00%
129Malawi$2.08M0.00%
130Cameroon$1.99M0.00%
131Benin$1.83M0.00%
132Saint Maarten$1.74M0.00%
133Belize$1.64M0.00%
134Mozambique$1.59M0.00%
135French Polynesia$1.56M0.00%
136Turkmenistan$1.52M0.00%
137Guyana$1.37M0.00%
138Sao Tome and Principe$1.36M0.00%
139Tajikistan$1.32M0.00%
140Andorra$1.31M0.00%
141Gabon$1.23M0.00%
142Trinidad and Tobago$1.20M0.00%
143Rwanda$1.10M0.00%
144State of Palestine$1.07M0.00%
145Burkina Faso$1.04M0.00%
146Jamaica$1.01M0.00%
147Sudan$1.00M0.00%
148Suriname$973,0500.00%
149Congo$947,2040.00%
150Madagascar$896,2040.00%
151San Marino$850,6740.00%
152Togo$688,9830.00%
153Seychelles$675,2750.00%
154Niger$665,4450.00%
155Central African Rep.$602,0410.00%
156New Caledonia$593,7210.00%
157Guinea$571,5480.00%
158Marshall Isds$566,0260.00%
159Burundi$427,7060.00%
160Zimbabwe$426,0980.00%
161Curaçao$331,4890.00%
162Bonaire$260,5630.00%
163Botswana$252,3550.00%
164Aruba$244,2550.00%
165Lesotho$226,6870.00%
166Gambia$221,3030.00%
167Liberia$209,9530.00%
168Somalia$202,2020.00%
169Haiti$147,9380.00%
170Eswatini$129,2420.00%
171South Sudan$119,2420.00%
172Chad$107,3540.00%
173Bahamas$104,3960.00%
174Barbados$103,5740.00%
175Sierra Leone$97,7340.00%
176Fiji$94,1330.00%
177Brunei Darussalam$86,3460.00%
178Anguilla$68,4460.00%
179Saint Lucia$50,4790.00%
180Bhutan$46,2560.00%
181Samoa$40,5760.00%
182Guinea-Bissau$37,8330.00%
183Equatorial Guinea$34,5460.00%
184Timor-Leste$27,6460.00%
185Palau$22,0320.00%
186Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$21,8750.00%
187Bermuda$20,5970.00%
188Antigua and Barbuda$18,6990.00%
189Cayman Isds$10,4530.00%
190Greenland$9,6860.00%
191Papua New Guinea$8,4040.00%
192Comoros$6,1740.00%
193Grenada$5,8380.00%
194Saint Kitts and Nevis$5,5060.00%
195Vanuatu$4,5400.00%
196Lao People's Dem. Rep.$3,5420.00%
197Cocos Isds$2,9780.00%
198Guam$2,5240.00%
199Br. Virgin Isds$1,1390.00%
200Dominica$2850.00%

Top export products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$2.33B4.62%
2740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$1.92B3.79%
3100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$1.64B3.24%
4271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas$1.26B2.49%
5271600Electrical energy$1.16B2.29%
6382600Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals$1.05B2.09%
7740200Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining$992.04M1.96%
8930690Ammunition: n.e.c. in chapter 93$945.40M1.87%
9300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$942.97M1.87%
10261690Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver)$852.89M1.69%
11120600Oil seeds: sunflower seeds, whether or not broken$772.83M1.53%
12151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified$696.44M1.38%
13701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods$595.81M1.18%
14853890Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537$537.35M1.06%
15854430Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships$509.14M1.01%
16853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$488.06M0.97%
17871160Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with electric motor for propulsion, with or without side-cars: side-cars$487.10M0.96%
18711299Waste and scrap of precious metals: waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds$387.64M0.77%
19100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$370.44M0.73%
20260300Copper ores and concentrates$338.13M0.67%
21901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$322.38M0.64%
22854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$316.83M0.63%
23740911Copper: strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper, in coils$315.37M0.62%
24740710Copper: bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper$292.72M0.58%
25283620Carbonates: disodium carbonate$291.38M0.58%
26230630Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils$260.77M0.52%
27270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707$257.39M0.51%
28950430Games: operated by coins, banknotes, bank cards, tokens or by other means of payment, other than billiard articles and accesssories, and automatic bowling alley equipment$251.38M0.50%
29930400Firearms: (e.g. spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading no. 9307$235.36M0.47%
30848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$218.82M0.43%
31841221Engines: hydraulic power engines and motors, linear acting (cylinders)$217.28M0.43%
32902519Thermometers and pyrometers: (other than liquid filled, for direct reading), not combined with other instruments$215.65M0.43%
33853620Electrical apparatus: automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$214.60M0.42%
34843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$202.24M0.40%
35721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling$200.28M0.40%
36310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution$192.58M0.38%
37230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$190.30M0.38%
38392020Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials$189.51M0.38%
39790111Zinc: unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc$178.68M0.35%
40870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$177.85M0.35%
41210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$175.96M0.35%
42720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$173.04M0.34%
43760429Aluminium: alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow$172.03M0.34%
44190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products$171.28M0.34%
45780110Lead: unwrought, refined$170.24M0.34%
46850440Electrical static converters$166.64M0.33%
47720851Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm$154.79M0.31%
48730661Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73$153.62M0.30%
49711810Coin (other than gold coin), not being legal tender$152.88M0.30%
50400942Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined with materials other than metal or textiles, with fittings$147.92M0.29%
51880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$146.57M0.29%
52853650Electrical apparatus: switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$145.88M0.29%
53701337Glassware: drinking glasses (not stemware), other than of lead crystal or glass-ceramics$143.64M0.28%
54940490Bedding and similar furnishing articles: n.e.c. in heading no. 9404 (e.g. quilts, eiderdowns, cushions, pouffes and pillows)$141.16M0.28%
55100390Cereals: barley, other than seed$130.81M0.26%
56610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$129.96M0.26%
57841810Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other$129.80M0.26%
58300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$128.38M0.25%
59871200Bicycles and other cycles: including delivery tricycles, not motorised$127.12M0.25%
60100119Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed$126.10M0.25%
61850710Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$124.97M0.25%
62180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18$124.41M0.25%
63851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$124.00M0.25%
64691010Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures: of porcelain or china$123.49M0.24%
65850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$123.33M0.24%
66392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$121.45M0.24%
67190532Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa$121.01M0.24%
68040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$115.67M0.23%
69940190Seat: parts$115.45M0.23%
70020745Meat and edible offal: of ducks, cuts and offal, excluding fatty livers, frozen$114.86M0.23%
71841229Engines: hydraulic power engines and motors, other than linear acting (cylinders)$113.15M0.22%
72843351Combine harvester-threshers$111.71M0.22%
73870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$110.96M0.22%
74950611Skis: for snow$110.72M0.22%
75860699Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons: n.e.c. in heading no. 8606, not self-propelled$108.83M0.22%
76854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$108.72M0.22%
77732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$108.44M0.21%
78902620Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking pressure$105.14M0.21%
79151219Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$104.01M0.21%
80560122Wadding: other articles thereof, of man-made fibres$103.61M0.21%
81611020Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$103.59M0.21%
82240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$101.74M0.20%
83730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$101.51M0.20%
84721499Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section$100.33M0.20%
85220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher$96.46M0.19%
86870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$96.41M0.19%
87090121Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated$93.62M0.19%
88480421Kraft paper and paperboard: sack kraft paper, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803$93.25M0.18%
89010221Cattle: live, pure-bred breeding animals$92.18M0.18%
90853530Electrical apparatus: isolating and make-and-break switches, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts$91.99M0.18%
91851610Heaters: electric, instantaneous or storage water and immersion heaters$91.28M0.18%
92841360Pumps: rotary positive displacement pumps, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids$91.22M0.18%
93930629Ammunition: parts of shotgun cartridges$90.81M0.18%
94170230Sugars: glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose, the syrup not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$90.09M0.18%
95441011Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances$89.23M0.18%
96330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$89.17M0.18%
97330749Perfumes and deodorizers: perfuming or deodorizing preparations for rooms, (excluding those which operate by burning)$87.16M0.17%
98120510Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken$86.07M0.17%
99940360Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use$85.58M0.17%
100740921Copper: strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass), in coils$85.51M0.17%