Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 1.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
1.3%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
141st
of 184 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2000
All-time low
1.3%
in 2022
Years of data
24
1998–2022

Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Bulgaria, 1998–2022

2468101998201020221998: 8.7 %1999: 5.7 %2000: 10.3 %2001: 5.6 %2002: 9.6 %2003: 9.7 %2004: 9.6 %2005: 9.1 %2006: 2.1 %2007: 2.2 %2008: 1.7 %2009: 1.9 %2010: 2.1 %2011: 1.6 %2012: 1.5 %2013: 1.5 %2014: 2 %2015: 2 %2016: 2.1 %2017: 2 %2018: 1.8 %2019: 1.8 %2021: 1.4 %2022: 1.3 %

Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 1.3% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Bulgaria peaked at 10.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2022.

Bulgaria ranks 141st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.2% 5.7% 8.7% 2
2000s 6.2% 1.7% 10.3% 10
2010s 1.8% 1.5% 2.1% 10
2020s 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 2

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  4. 141 Austria 1.3% compare
  5. 141 Belgium 1.3% compare
  6. 141 Croatia 1.3% compare
  7. 141 Cyprus 1.3% compare
  8. 141 Czechia 1.3% compare
  9. 141 Denmark 1.3% compare
  10. 141 Estonia 1.3% compare
  11. 141 Finland 1.3% compare
  12. 141 France 1.3% compare
  13. 141 Germany 1.3% compare
  14. 141 Greece 1.3% compare
  15. 141 Hungary 1.3% compare
  16. 141 Italy 1.3% compare
  17. 141 Latvia 1.3% compare
  18. 141 Lithuania 1.3% compare
  19. 141 Netherlands 1.3% compare
  20. 141 Poland 1.3% compare
  21. 141 Portugal 1.3% compare
  22. 141 Romania 1.3% compare
  23. 141 Slovakia 1.3% compare
  24. 141 Slovenia 1.3% compare
  25. 141 Spain 1.3% compare
  26. 141 Sweden 1.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Bulgaria?
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Bulgaria was 1.3% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
How does Bulgaria rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
Bulgaria ranks 141st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.