Summary
- Bulgaria → Ukraine
- $589million
- Ukraine → Bulgaria
- $1.3billion
- Bulgaria’s balance
- -$675million
Balance
Bulgaria’s trade balance with Ukraine
Trade between Bulgaria and Ukraine grew 5.9-fold since 1996
USD billions (current). Bulgaria’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.6
- Imports 1.3
- Balance -0.7
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1996 | $159 million | $154 million | $5 million |
| 1997 | $152 million | $195 million | -$43 million |
| 1998 | $143 million | $251 million | -$108 million |
| 1999 | $104 million | $185 million | -$82 million |
| 2000 | $64 million | $279 million | -$215 million |
| 2001 | $62 million | $261 million | -$199 million |
| 2002 | $63 million | $277 million | -$213 million |
| 2003 | $71 million | $326 million | -$255 million |
| 2004 | $80 million | $603 million | -$522 million |
| 2005 | $98 million | $706 million | -$609 million |
| 2006 | $130 million | $771 million | -$640 million |
| 2007 | $231 million | $710 million | -$478 million |
| 2008 | $256 million | $1.2 billion | -$989 million |
| 2009 | $155 million | $498 million | -$343 million |
| 2010 | $236 million | $1.1 billion | -$818 million |
| 2011 | $299 million | $1.3 billion | -$965 million |
| 2012 | $278 million | $794 million | -$516 million |
| 2013 | $364 million | $763 million | -$399 million |
| 2014 | $247 million | $698 million | -$451 million |
| 2015 | $233 million | $517 million | -$284 million |
| 2016 | $179 million | $472 million | -$293 million |
| 2017 | $197 million | $539 million | -$342 million |
| 2018 | $251 million | $564 million | -$314 million |
| 2019 | $428 million | $612 million | -$185 million |
| 2020 | $300 million | $663 million | -$363 million |
| 2021 | $502 million | $991 million | -$489 million |
| 2022 | $1.1 billion | $1.8 billion | -$660 million |
| 2023 | $928 million | $1.1 billion | -$173 million |
| 2024 | $589 million | $1.3 billion | -$675 million |
What they sell each other
What Bulgaria sells to Ukraine
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Ukraine 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 Odesa is 252 nautical miles (467 km) long: ≈ 0.5–1 day at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
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
Ukraine was Bulgaria’s 14th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Bulgaria was Ukraine’s 18th (2%).
- Ukraine in Bulgaria’s trade
- 1.8%
- Ukraine’s rank among Bulgaria’s partners
- 14th
- Bulgaria in Ukraine’s trade
- 1.6%
- Bulgaria’s rank among Ukraine’s partners
- 18th
Compare with
Other partners of Bulgaria
Other partners of Ukraine
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.