Bulgaria is the 49th largest export economy in the world. In 2016, Bulgaria exported $24.9B and imported $28.4B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $3.55B. In 2016 the GDP of Bulgaria was $52.4B and its GDP per capita was $19.2k.

The top exports of Bulgaria are Refined Petroleum ($1.56B), Refined Copper ($919M), Wheat ($767M), Packaged Medicaments ($746M) and Insulated Wire ($518M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Crude Petroleum ($1.89B), Unspecified ($1.31B), Packaged Medicaments ($993M), Copper Ore ($909M) and Cars ($865M).

The top export destinations of Bulgaria are Germany ($3.56B), Italy ($2.4B), Romania ($2.29B), Turkey ($2.09B) and Greece ($1.83B). The top import origins are Germany ($3.88B), Turkey ($2.38B), Russia ($2.32B), Italy ($2.26B) and Romania ($2.05B).

Bulgaria borders Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Romania and Serbia.