Summary
- Bulgaria → France
- $1.7billion
- France → Bulgaria
- $1.2billion
- Bulgaria’s balance
- $438million
Balance
Bulgaria’s trade balance with France
Trade between Bulgaria and France grew 7.9-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Bulgaria’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.7
- Imports 1.2
- Balance +0.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $188 million | $174 million | $14 million |
| 1996 | $172 million | $183 million | -$11 million |
| 1997 | $198 million | $173 million | $25 million |
| 1998 | $210 million | $244 million | -$34 million |
| 1999 | $244 million | $296 million | -$52 million |
| 2000 | $303 million | $331 million | -$28 million |
| 2001 | $358 million | $410 million | -$51 million |
| 2002 | $382 million | $465 million | -$83 million |
| 2003 | $505 million | $612 million | -$107 million |
| 2004 | $633 million | $762 million | -$129 million |
| 2005 | $684 million | $860 million | -$176 million |
| 2006 | $760 million | $1 billion | -$254 million |
| 2007 | $796 million | $1 billion | -$252 million |
| 2008 | $936 million | $1.3 billion | -$360 million |
| 2009 | $790 million | $832 million | -$42 million |
| 2010 | $925 million | $919 million | $6 million |
| 2011 | $1.3 billion | $1 billion | $274 million |
| 2012 | $1.2 billion | $923 million | $280 million |
| 2013 | $1.4 billion | $994 million | $389 million |
| 2014 | $1.4 billion | $1 billion | $341 million |
| 2015 | $1.2 billion | $890 million | $311 million |
| 2016 | $1.3 billion | $883 million | $435 million |
| 2017 | $1.3 billion | $967 million | $336 million |
| 2018 | $1.4 billion | $1 billion | $365 million |
| 2019 | $1.4 billion | $1.1 billion | $282 million |
| 2020 | $1.2 billion | $976 million | $249 million |
| 2021 | $1.5 billion | $1.1 billion | $375 million |
| 2022 | $1.5 billion | $1.2 billion | $350 million |
| 2023 | $1.6 billion | $1.4 billion | $278 million |
| 2024 | $1.7 billion | $1.2 billion | $438 million |
What they sell each other
What Bulgaria sells to France
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What France sells to Bulgaria
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Varna and Le Havre is 3,221 nautical miles (5,965 km) long: ≈ 7.5–9.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Bosporus, Dardanelles and Strait of Gibraltar.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
France was Bulgaria’s 8th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and Bulgaria was France’s 54th (0.2%).
- France in Bulgaria’s trade
- 2.8%
- France’s rank among Bulgaria’s partners
- 8th
- Bulgaria in France’s trade
- 0.2%
- Bulgaria’s rank among France’s partners
- 54th
Compare with
Other partners of Bulgaria
Other partners of France
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.