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by sections of Standard International Trade Classification


Time series : fTrade_1.1.1.3_en.xls

Exports, imports and trade balance of Bulgaria with non EU countries by sections of SITC, rev.4 in the period January - March 20241 and 20251
Sections by SITC Exports - FOB Imports - CIF Trade balance - FOB/CIF
2024 2025 Change compared to the same period of the previous year - % 2024 2025 Change compared to the same period of the previous year - % 2024 2025
Million BGN Million BGN Million BGN
Third countries - total 7 455.2 7 011.5 -6.0 9 230.9 10 719.5 16.1 -1 775.7 -3 708.0
Food and live animals 981.0 1 189.0 21.2 508.7 694.3 36.5 472.3 494.7
Beverages and tobacco 54.8 96.1 75.4 73.8 87.1 18.0 -19.0 9.0
Crude materials, inedible (except fuel) 539.2 619.3 14.9 1 438.4 1 460.9 1.6 -899.2 -841.6
Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials 1 252.3 694.0 -44.6 1 998.8 2 111.2 5.6 -746.5 -1 417.2
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 232.6 56.3 -75.8 179.2 127.2 -29.0 53.4 -70.9
Chemical and related products n.e.c. 1 004.8 852.9 -15.1 785.2 880.1 12.1 219.6 -27.2
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 1 252.8 1 281.6 2.3 1 632.5 1 953.1 19.6 -379.7 -671.5
Machinery and transport equipment 1 428.5 1 372.1 -3.9 1 833.0 2 265.9 23.6 -404.5 -893.8
Miscellaneous manufactured articles 694.7 819.7 18.0 750.5 1 098.9 46.4 -55.8 -279.2
Commodities and transactions n.e.c. 14.5 30.5 110.3 30.8 40.8 32.5 -16.3 -10.3

1 Data are preliminary as of May 13, 2025.
Exports, imports and trade balance of Bulgaria by sections of SITC, rev.4 in the period January - February 20241 and 20251
Sections by SITC Exports - FOB Imports - CIF Trade balance - FOB/CIF
2024 2025 Change compared to the same period of the previous year - % 2024 2025 Change compared to the same period of the previous year - % 2024 2025
Million BGN Million BGN Million BGN
Total 13 058.4 12 832.9 -1.7 14 994.0 15 776.5 5.2 -1 935.6 -2 943.6
of which EU 8 340.6 8 306.6 -0.4 9 158.1 8 936.5 -2.4 -817.5 -629.9
Food and live animals 1 301.0 1 738.9 33.7 1 361.7 1 554.3 14.1 -60.7 184.6
of which EU 681.9 895.9 31.4 1 020.5 1 090.6 6.9 -338.6 -194.7
Beverages and tobacco 98.2 154.3 57.1 239.4 292.7 22.3 -141.2 -138.4
of which EU 66.8 89.5 34.0 194.4 239.5 23.2 -127.6 -150.0
Crude materials, inedible (except fuel) 772.0 810.0 4.9 1 318.5 1 222.3 -7.3 -546.5 -412.3
of which EU 435.7 498.5 14.4 401.1 426.0 6.2 34.6 72.5
Mineral fuel, lubricants and related materials 948.7 754.9 -20.4 1 903.4 1 981.7 4.1 -954.7 -1 226.8
of which EU 269.3 225.5 -16.3 635.2 527.8 -16.9 -365.9 -302.3
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 232.5 97.5 -58.1 185.8 188.8 1.6 46.7 -91.3
of which EU 78.2 80.0 2.3 64.5 81.9 27.0 13.7 -1.9
Chemical and related products n.e.c. 1 474.4 1 455.2 -1.3 2 056.9 2 181.0 6.0 -582.5 -725.8
of which EU 805.6 894.9 11.1 1 538.9 1 579.1 2.6 -733.3 -684.2
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 3 029.8 2 633.6 -13.1 2 207.8 2 376.7 7.7 822.0 256.9
of which EU 2 210.0 1 809.9 -18.1 1 117.4 1 093.9 -2.1 1 092.6 716.0
Machinery and transport equipment 3 198.4 3 012.3 -5.8 4 368.3 4 271.3 -2.2 -1 169.9 -1 259.0
of which EU 2 268.2 2 155.5 -5.0 3 291.9 2 877.1 -12.6 -1 023.7 -721.6
Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1 978.0 2 148.9 8.6 1 287.9 1 549.5 20.3 690.1 599.4
of which EU 1 513.7 1 650.3 9.0 844.5 881.0 4.3 669.2 769.3
Commodities and transactions n.e.c. 25.4 27.3 7.5 64.3 158.2 146.0 -38.9 -130.9
of which EU 11.2 6.6 -41.1 49.7 139.6 180.9 -38.5 -133.0

1 Data are preliminary as of May 13, 2025.
13.05.2025