Bulgaria vs IBRD only: Ores and metals imports
Ores and metals imports over time
- Bulgaria
- IBRD only
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 9.8% against 8.1% in IBRD only, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times IBRD only's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 5th and IBRD only ranks 8th of 196 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 1.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.4% | 2.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 7.6% | 1.7% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Bulgaria or IBRD only?
- Bulgaria, at 9.8% against 8.1% in IBRD only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Bulgaria and IBRD only?
- 1.7%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and IBRD only?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and IBRD only rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Bulgaria ranks 5th and IBRD only ranks 8th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.