Bulgaria is the 59th largest export economy in the world and the 46th most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). In 2017, Bulgaria exported $31B and imported $34.5B, resulting in a negative trade balance of $3.53B. In 2017 the GDP of Bulgaria was $58.2B and its GDP per capita was $20.9k.

The top exports of Bulgaria are Refined Petroleum ($2.04B), Refined Copper ($1.62B), Raw Copper ($1.21B), Wheat ($871M) and Packaged Medicaments ($812M), using the 1992 revision of the HS (Harmonized System) classification. Its top imports are Copper Ore ($3.05B), Crude Petroleum ($2.58B), Packaged Medicaments ($1.16B), Cars ($1.09B) and Refined Petroleum ($836M).

The top export destinations of Bulgaria are Germany ($4.37B), Turkey ($2.86B), Italy ($2.8B), Romania ($2.13B) and Greece ($1.81B). The top import origins are Germany ($3.9B), Russia ($3.59B), Romania ($2.28B), Turkey ($2.22B) and Italy ($2.21B).

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