Bulgaria's commercial service imports (current US$) was US$9.42 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 99.79% from US$4.71 billion in 2015 (7.17% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$9.42 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$4.76 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$4.71 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$9.42 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$485.8 million | 1991 |
| Average since 2016 | US$6.64 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$549 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Bulgaria's commercial service imports (current US$) rose 13.1% on 2024 (from US$8.33 billion to US$9.42 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 26.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 139.9% in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 42.3% in 1999. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$434.95 million a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Bulgaria had the 71st highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | US$9.42 billion | 2025 |
| World | US$8.66 trillion | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$4.21 trillion | 2025 |
| High income | US$6.76 trillion | 2025 |
Closest to Bulgaria in the 2025 ranking
- Slovenia — 68th of 136: US$10.66 billion
- Azerbaijan — 69th of 136: US$10.13 billion
- Croatia — 70th of 136: US$9.57 billion
- Costa Rica — 72nd of 136: US$8.6 billion
- Angola — 73rd of 136: US$8.16 billion
- Belarus — 74th of 136: US$7.71 billion
What this measures
Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Limitations: Balance of payments statistics, the main source of information on international trade in services, have many weaknesses. Disaggregation of important components may be limited and varies considerably across countries. There are inconsistencies in the methods used to report items. And the recording of major flows as net items is common (for example, insurance transactions are often recorded as premiums less claims). These factors contribute to a downward bias in the value of the service trade reported in the balance of payments. Efforts are being made to improve the coverage, quality, and consistency of these data.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 46 values
| Year | Commercial service imports (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,415,100,000 |
| 2024 | 8,325,330,000 |
| 2023 | 7,835,520,000 |
| 2022 | 7,392,690,000 |
| 2021 | 5,970,340,000 |
| 2020 | 4,762,510,000 |
| 2019 | 5,899,130,000 |
| 2018 | 5,859,460,000 |
| 2017 | 5,841,530,000 |
| 2016 | 5,102,660,000 |
Commercial service imports (current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$4.5 billion (2025)
- Armenia — US$4.25 billion (2025)
- Austria — US$98.05 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — US$10.13 billion (2025)
- Belarus — US$7.71 billion (2025)
- Belgium — US$170.83 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$1.57 billion (2025)
- Croatia — US$9.57 billion (2025)
- Cyprus — US$25.2 billion (2025)
- Czechia — US$42.84 billion (2025)
More private sector & trade data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$60.89 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$48.32 billion (2025)
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 83.51% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 38.43% (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 30.57% (2025)
- Travel services (% of commercial service imports) — 24.69% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) — 51.93% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$) — US$18.56 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service exports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Bulgaria's commercial service imports (current US$)?
- US$9.42 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1980?
- It is up 1,615% from US$549 million in 1980 (6.52% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$9.42 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$485.8 million in 1991.
- How does Bulgaria rank?
- 71st highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in commercial service imports (current US$) unusual for Bulgaria?
- In 2025, Bulgaria's commercial service imports (current US$) rose 13.1% on 2024 (from US$8.33 billion to US$9.42 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 26.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.SERV.CD.WT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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