Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 15.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Bulgaria, 1996–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals exports in Bulgaria is 15.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Bulgaria peaked at 20.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1998.
That places Bulgaria 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.7% | — |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +35.0% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +41.6% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +23.7% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | -1.3% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 15.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 5.7× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 15.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 4.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 9.0% | 11.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 9.8% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 11.5% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 12.6% | 15.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 32 Georgia 16.8% compare
- 33 Bahamas 16.1% compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 15.8% compare
- 36 Montenegro 14.5% compare
- 37 Palestine 14.4% compare
- 38 Seychelles 13.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Bulgaria
- Ores and metals imports 8.7% (2025)
- Gas production 0.0968 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0968 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 14.32 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Bulgaria?
- Ores and metals exports in Bulgaria was 15.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1998.
- How does Bulgaria rank for ores and metals exports?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.