Bulgaria vs IDA blend: Ores and metals exports
Ores and metals exports over time
- Bulgaria
- IDA blend
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 15.6% against 3.7% in IDA blend, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 4.2 times IDA blend's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 33rd and IDA blend ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 2.8% | 7.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 2.6% | 11.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 3.2% | 11.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 5.2% | 9.1% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals exports, Bulgaria or IDA blend?
- Bulgaria, at 15.6% against 3.7% in IDA blend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Bulgaria and IDA blend?
- 11.9%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and IDA blend?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and IDA blend rank globally for ores and metals exports?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd and IDA blend ranks 31st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.