High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of was 5.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of in Bulgaria, 2007–2022
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of in Bulgaria is 5.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of in Bulgaria peaked at 6.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2007.
That places Bulgaria 33rd out of 38 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.5% | — |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -14.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 5.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.7%, 63% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 5.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.8%, 62% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More science & technology data for Bulgaria
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1136 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of in Bulgaria?
- High-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of in Bulgaria was 5.5% in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2007.
- How does Bulgaria rank for high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of?
- Bulgaria ranks 33rd out of 38 countries with data for 2022.
- Is high-tech exports - exports of high technology products as a share of rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of total exports (from 2007, SITC Rev. 4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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