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Bulgaria — Trade & Value-Transfer Profile

ContinentEurope
SubcontinentEastern Europe
Income groupUpper-Middle
World-system classSemi-Periphery
Political blocsEU
Trade blocsEU_Trade
GDP$113.3B
Population6.4M
  • Exports of goods and services (USD): $63.89B
  • Imports of goods and services (USD): $61.04B
  • Trade balance (exports − imports, USD): $2.85B
  • Trade (% GDP): 110.23%
  • Current account balance (USD): $-1.50B
  • Current account (% GDP): -1.32%
  • FDI, net: $-2.42B
  • Primary income balance, net (USD): $-5.96B
  • Secondary income balance, net (USD): $1.07B
  • Financial account, net (USD): $-0.73B
  • Portfolio investment, net (USD): $2.50B

ITV Indicators

  • Composite value transfer (% GDP): 14.19% GDP (mean)
  • Unequal exchange, Köhler (% GDP): 30.24% GDP (mean)
  • Income drain (% GDP): 2.52% GDP (mean)
  • Debt drain (% GDP): 8.44% GDP (mean)

Value-transfer indicators over time