Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Bulgaria stood at 0 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Bulgaria peaked at 30.06 % change on previous year in 1995 and was at its lowest, -69.5 % change on previous year, in 1990.
That places Bulgaria 138th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7.52 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -119.6% |
| 1983 | 5.38 % change on previous year | -464.4% |
| 1984 | 9.55 % change on previous year | +77.7% |
| 1985 | 10.99 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -75.7% |
| 1987 | 7.67 % change on previous year | +187.0% |
| 1988 | -12.49 % change on previous year | -262.9% |
| 1989 | -13 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1990 | -69.5 % change on previous year | +434.4% |
| 1991 | -66.15 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 20.49 % change on previous year | -131.0% |
| 1993 | 9.3 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 1994 | -13.12 % change on previous year | -241.1% |
| 1995 | 30.06 % change on previous year | -329.0% |
| 1996 | -0.4468 % change on previous year | -101.5% |
| 1997 | -2.24 % change on previous year | +401.1% |
| 1998 | 16.47 % change on previous year | -835.7% |
| 1999 | -9.66 % change on previous year | -158.6% |
| 2000 | 12.56 % change on previous year | -230.1% |
| 2001 | 6.29 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 2002 | 15.15 % change on previous year | +140.8% |
| 2003 | 26.24 % change on previous year | +73.2% |
| 2004 | 14.35 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 2005 | 15.92 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 22.62 % change on previous year | +42.1% |
| 2007 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2008 | -21.51 % change on previous year | -542.2% |
| 2009 | -0.3014 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 2010 | 9.62 % change on previous year | -3289.8% |
| 2011 | 5.38 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 2012 | 4.34 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 5.18 % change on previous year | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 5.03 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 7.3 % change on previous year | +45.2% |
| 2017 | 5.6 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2019 | -4.21 % change on previous year | -178.4% |
| 2020 | 10.69 % change on previous year | -353.9% |
| 2021 | 15.34 % change on previous year | +43.5% |
| 2022 | -5.45 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 2023 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -172.1% |
| 2024 | 5.88 % change on previous year | +49.6% |
| 2025 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +3289.8% | -0.3014 % change on previous year | 9.62 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +835.7% | -2.24 % change on previous year | 16.47 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.87 % change on previous year | -13 % change on previous year | 10.99 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -8.48 % change on previous year | -69.5 % change on previous year | 30.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.62 % change on previous year | -21.51 % change on previous year | 26.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 % change on previous year | -4.21 % change on previous year | 9.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.07 % change on previous year | -5.45 % change on previous year | 15.34 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 135 Tonga 0.8347 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Zimbabwe 0.5 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Belgium 0.1449 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Lebanon -0.0994 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Belarus -0.0999 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Greenland -0.1472 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Bulgaria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.58 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 234.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.88 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 60.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 759.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Bulgaria?
- Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Bulgaria was 0 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 30.06 % change on previous year in 1995.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -69.5 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Bulgaria rank for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 138th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.