Located in Southeast Europe and sharing borders with Türkiye, Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Romania, Bulgaria recorded approximately US$47 billion in export revenues from global trade in 2025. Bulgaria's exports continued to play a vital role in the country's economic growth and international trade development.

Compared with 2021, when exports totaled around $41.4 billion, Bulgaria's exports increased by 13.7% over five years. On a year-over-year basis, Bulgarian overseas shipments remained relatively stable, showing a modest 0.9% rise from $46.6 billion in 2024.

Currency trends also influenced trade performance. Based on the average 2025 exchange rate, the Bulgarian lev weakened by 4.4% against the US dollar compared with 2021, although it strengthened by 4.5% from 2024 to 2025. As a result, Bulgaria's exports became relatively more expensive for international buyers using US dollars.

Main Destinations for Bulgaria's Exports

According to the latest country-level trade statistics, 61.1% of products included in Bulgaria's exports were purchased by major international markets, including Germany (14.3%), Romania (10.5%), Türkiye (7.2%), Italy (6.5%), Greece (6%), France (3.2%), Poland (2.6%), Serbia (2.5%), Spain (2.15%), the United States (2.15%), the United Kingdom (2.07%), and the Netherlands (1.98%).

From a regional perspective, Europe remained the dominant destination, receiving 76.3% of Bulgaria's exports by value, while Asia accounted for 15.9%. Africa represented 3.9% of export sales, followed by North America at 3.2%, Latin America at 0.6%, and Oceania at 0.2%.

Since joining the European Union in 2007, Bulgaria has maintained strong trade integration with EU member states. In 2025, fellow EU countries absorbed 61.7% of Bulgaria's exports, although that figure declined from 64.7% one year earlier.

With a population of approximately 6.32 million, the total value of Bulgaria's exports in 2025 translated into nearly $7,450 per resident, higher than the $7,300 per capita level recorded in 2024.

Bulgaria's Top 10 Export Categories

The following sectors generated the highest export revenues within Bulgaria's exports in 2025:

1.Electrical machinery and equipment: US$5.2 billion (11%)

2.Copper: $4.3 billion (9%)

3.Machinery including computers: $3.6 billion (7.6%)

4.Mineral fuels and oils: $3.4 billion (7.3%)

5.Arms and ammunition: $2.6 billion (5.5%)

6.Vehicles: $1.9 billion (4%)

7.Cereals: $1.71 billion (3.6%)

8.Ores, slag, and ash: $1.69 billion (3.6%)

9.Pharmaceuticals: $1.5 billion (3.2%)

10.Plastics and plastic products: $1.4 billion (2.9%)

Together, these top 10 categories accounted for 57.8% of the total value of Bulgaria's exports in 2025.

Among the leading categories in Bulgaria's exports, ores, slag, and ash achieved the fastest annual growth, increasing by 24.4% compared with 2024. Vehicle exports ranked second with a 17.9% increase, while pharmaceutical shipments expanded by 15.8%. In contrast, copper exports experienced the largest decline, falling 9.9% year over year.

Bulgaria's Most Valuable Export Products

At the detailed four-digit HS code level, the most valuable product within Bulgaria's exports in 2025 was refined copper and unwrought copper alloys, representing 4.4% of total exports. Other major export products included electrical energy (3.3%), refined petroleum oils (3.2%), wheat (2.9%), dosage-form medications (2.9%), precious metal ores and concentrates (2.3%), unrefined copper (1.7%), sunflower seeds (1.6%), vegetable oils such as sunflower or cottonseed oil (1.5%), and copper plates or sheets (1.4%).

Bulgaria Exporters Directory and Trade Intelligence

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List of Bulgaria Exporters

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Taking electronic as an example, Tendata shows that main Bulgaria's exporters in 2025 were:

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1.IKT ELECTRONICS LTD STR NESTOR ABADJIEV 9 TRAKIYA PLOVDIV 4023 BULGARIA(44.95%, $1.16 Million)

2.DATECS LTD(29.82%, $0.77 Million)

3.IKT ELECTRONICS LTD NESTOR ABADZHIEV STREET 9 4023 PLOVDIV БОЛГАРІЯ(11.5%, $0.3 Million)

4.OPTEXIM JSC(4.49%, $0.12 Million)

5.BENCOVSKI CO LTD(1.97%, $0.05 Million)

6.TELETEK ELECTRONICS JSC(1.75%, $0.05 Million)

7.INTERGRATED MICRO ELECTRONIC INC(1.13%, $0.03 Million)

8.GM ELECTRONICS LTD(0.68%, $0.02 Million)

9.INTEGRATED MICRO ELECTRONICS INC(0.59%, $0.02 Million)

10.TECNO VECTOR BULGARIA LTD(0.57%, $0.01 Million)