{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"bg-imports-share-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-imports-share-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/bg-imports-share-gdp/","title":"Bulgaria Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Bulgaria's Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP): 51.8 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025, -2.1pp YoY. Eurostat (NAMA_10_GDP), 2000–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","Eurostat","Bulgaria","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Bulgaria","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP (current prices)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Bulgaria Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/NAMA_10_GDP/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Bulgaria (2025)","value":"51.8","unit":"% of GDP (current prices)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Bulgaria Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":41.5},{"period":"2001","value":44.2},{"period":"2002","value":41.6},{"period":"2003","value":44.6},{"period":"2004","value":52.1},{"period":"2005","value":57.2},{"period":"2006","value":64.1},{"period":"2007","value":71.2},{"period":"2008","value":72.2},{"period":"2009","value":50.5},{"period":"2010","value":53.3},{"period":"2011","value":58.6},{"period":"2012","value":63.6},{"period":"2013","value":65.1},{"period":"2014","value":65.7},{"period":"2015","value":63},{"period":"2016","value":58.9},{"period":"2017","value":62.6},{"period":"2018","value":63.2},{"period":"2019","value":61},{"period":"2020","value":53.9},{"period":"2021","value":59.4},{"period":"2022","value":68.9},{"period":"2023","value":57.9},{"period":"2024","value":53.9},{"period":"2025","value":51.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP (current prices)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"51.8","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"53.9","yoyChange":"-4.0pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"57.9","yoyChange":"-11.0pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"68.9","yoyChange":"+9.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"59.4","yoyChange":"+5.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"53.9","yoyChange":"-7.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"61.0","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"63.2","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"62.6","yoyChange":"+3.7pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"58.9","yoyChange":"-4.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"63.0","yoyChange":"-2.7pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"65.7","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"65.1","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"63.6","yoyChange":"+5.0pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"58.6","yoyChange":"+5.3pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"53.3","yoyChange":"+2.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"50.5","yoyChange":"-21.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"72.2","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"71.2","yoyChange":"+7.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"64.1","yoyChange":"+6.9pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks imports of goods and services as a share of GDP in Bulgaria from 2000 to present. Show the trade balance evolution. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 72.2 % of GDP (current prices) in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 41.5 in 2000. The latest reading of 51.8 in 2025 represents a change of -2.1pp."}]}