Bulgaria vs Upper middle income: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)

Bulgaria
13.73 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
2.86 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
37th
Upper middle income rank
39th

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 13.73 % change on previous year against 2.86 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.87 % change on previous year.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 4.8 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 39th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 2.27 % change on previous year 4.02 % change on previous year 1.75 % change on previous year Upper middle income
1990s -0.0301 % change on previous year 9.23 % change on previous year 9.26 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2000s 17.97 % change on previous year 13.5 % change on previous year 4.48 % change on previous year Bulgaria
2010s 4.94 % change on previous year 7.85 % change on previous year 2.91 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2020s 10.26 % change on previous year 6.23 % change on previous year 4.03 % change on previous year Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), Bulgaria or Upper middle income?
Bulgaria, at 13.73 % change on previous year against 2.86 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$) between Bulgaria and Upper middle income?
10.87 % change on previous year, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Upper middle income?
43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Upper middle income rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$)?
Bulgaria ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,523 data points, 1961–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.