Bulgaria is the 63rd largest export economy in the world. In 2016, Bulgaria exported $26.5B and imported $29.2B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $2.64B. In 2016 the GDP of Bulgaria was $53.2B and its GDP per capita was $19.2k.

The top exports of Bulgaria are Refined Petroleum ($1.52B), Refined Copper ($1.25B), Wheat ($796M), Packaged Medicaments ($694M) and Insulated Wire ($563M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Crude Petroleum ($1.75B), Copper Ore ($1.58B), Packaged Medicaments ($998M), Cars ($900M) and Refined Petroleum ($605M).

The top export destinations of Bulgaria are Germany ($3.61B), Italy ($2.68B), Turkey ($2.17B), Romania ($2.1B) and Greece ($1.66B). The top import origins are Germany ($3.5B), Russia ($2.49B), Italy ($2.03B), Romania ($1.92B) and Turkey ($1.88B).

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