Exports as a share of GDP rose 9.28% to 0.613% in Bulgaria in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, exports as a share of GDP in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 0.670% in 2017 and an all time low of 0.323% in 1995. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, exports as a share of GDP in Greece amounted to 0.409%, 0.408% in Romania, 0.545% in Serbia and 0.353% in Turkey in 2021.
Bulgaria has been ranked 28th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of exports as a share of GDP, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Exports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | % | 0.273% | 0.290% | 0.316% | 0.316% | 0.313% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 0.355% | 0.363% | 0.409% | 0.426% | 0.406% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 0.638% | 0.639% | 0.670% | 0.657% | 0.639% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 0.457% | 0.469% | 0.491% | 0.494% | 0.506% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 0.321% | 0.313% | 0.350% | 0.390% | 0.401% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 0.875% | 0.864% | 0.859% | 0.838% | 0.815% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 0.187% | 0.212% | 0.227% | 0.302% | 0.235% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 0.345% | 0.281% | 0.339% | 0.408% | 0.381% | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 0.487% | 0.507% | 0.551% | 0.604% | 0.624% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | 0.319% | 0.323% | 0.311% | 0.301% | 0.306% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 0.413% | 0.424% | 0.423% | 0.415% | 0.402% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 0.452% | 0.485% | 0.505% | 0.504% | 0.510% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 0.245% | 0.231% | 0.260% | 0.312% | 0.325% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 0.526% | 0.493% | 0.481% | 0.452% | 0.412% |
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