Trade share of GDP

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons.

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Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons.

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Trade share of GDP

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Values and evidence for Bulgaria. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	≈ 69.85 Exact value 69.8453052958 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124031 · revision 1 Value 69.8453052958 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 69.8453052958 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
1991	≈ 82.68 Exact value 82.6820795918 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124030 · revision 1 Value 82.6820795918 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 82.6820795918 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
1992	≈ 100.05 Exact value 100.0506516530 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124029 · revision 1 Value 100.0506516530 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 100.0506516530 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 84.04 Exact value 84.0416969316 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124028 · revision 1 Value 84.0416969316 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 84.0416969316 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 90.72 Exact value 90.7201149147 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124027 · revision 1 Value 90.7201149147 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 90.7201149147 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 55.26 Exact value 55.2630086118 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124026 · revision 1 Value 55.2630086118 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 55.2630086118 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 85.82 Exact value 85.8207260169 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124025 · revision 1 Value 85.8207260169 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 85.8207260169 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 86.46 Exact value 86.4637363338 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124024 · revision 1 Value 86.4637363338 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 86.4637363338 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 77.05 Exact value 77.0452015666 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124023 · revision 1 Value 77.0452015666 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 77.0452015666 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 90.07 Exact value 90.0749813656 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124022 · revision 1 Value 90.0749813656 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 90.0749813656 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 77.75 Exact value 77.7456854213 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124021 · revision 1 Value 77.7456854213 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 77.7456854213 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 79.08 Exact value 79.0813824015 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124020 · revision 1 Value 79.0813824015 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 79.0813824015 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 75.27 Exact value 75.2696214157 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124019 · revision 1 Value 75.2696214157 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 75.2696214157 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 79.01 Exact value 79.0138894272 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124018 · revision 1 Value 79.0138894272 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 79.0138894272 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 93.06 Exact value 93.0639046910 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124017 · revision 1 Value 93.0639046910 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 93.0639046910 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 99.71 Exact value 99.7142248740 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124016 · revision 1 Value 99.7142248740 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 99.7142248740 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 111.05 Exact value 111.0474597566 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124015 · revision 1 Value 111.0474597566 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 111.0474597566 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 123.53 Exact value 123.5325786910 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124014 · revision 1 Value 123.5325786910 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 123.5325786910 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 124.69 Exact value 124.6887613820 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124013 · revision 1 Value 124.6887613820 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 124.6887613820 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 92.69 Exact value 92.6926410550 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124012 · revision 1 Value 92.6926410550 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 92.6926410550 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 103.38 Exact value 103.3805184267 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124011 · revision 1 Value 103.3805184267 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 103.3805184267 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 117.42 Exact value 117.4181014169 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124010 · revision 1 Value 117.4181014169 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 117.4181014169 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:52 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 123.97 Exact value 123.9713233623 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124009 · revision 1 Value 123.9713233623 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 123.9713233623 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 129.69 Exact value 129.6886850038 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124008 · revision 1 Value 129.6886850038 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 129.6886850038 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 130.25 Exact value 130.2483721249 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124007 · revision 1 Value 130.2483721249 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 130.2483721249 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 126.74 Exact value 126.7366522887 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124006 · revision 1 Value 126.7366522887 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 126.7366522887 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 122.81 Exact value 122.8055190711 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124005 · revision 1 Value 122.8055190711 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 122.8055190711 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 129.63 Exact value 129.6344337740 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124004 · revision 1 Value 129.6344337740 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 129.6344337740 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 129.17 Exact value 129.1665022312 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124003 · revision 1 Value 129.1665022312 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 129.1665022312 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 125.26 Exact value 125.2604150751 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124002 · revision 1 Value 125.2604150751 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 125.2604150751 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 110.42 Exact value 110.4239030823 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124001 · revision 1 Value 110.4239030823 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 110.4239030823 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 121.21 Exact value 121.2140910126 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #124000 · revision 1 Value 121.2140910126 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 121.2140910126 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 138.84 Exact value 138.8448727703 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123999 · revision 1 Value 138.8448727703 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 138.8448727703 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 119.90 Exact value 119.8995058519 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123998 · revision 1 Value 119.8995058519 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 119.8995058519 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 110.23 Exact value 110.2263177313 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123997 · revision 1 Value 110.2263177313 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 110.2263177313 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 102.51 Exact value 102.5142635079 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #123996 · revision 1 Value 102.5142635079 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP. This measures trade openness, but country size, geography and production structure strongly affect comparisons. Provider world_bank · indicator NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 102.5142635079 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:19:51 · source revision unspecified

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