Trade between Georgia and Bulgaria hit a record high in the last ten years in 2022.
According to official statistics, the trade turnover between the countries amounted to USD 626 million last year, the figure increased by 44.8% compared to 2021.
Exports take a major share in the trade between those countries. Last year, the country earned USD 423 million from the sale of goods in Bulgaria. This rate increased by 66.8% in 2022 and hit a record level.
Last year, copper ores and concentrates were the major exporting commodities from Georgia to Bulgaria, which made up 94.7% of the total exports.
TOP-10 Exporting Commodities:
1. Copper ores and concentrates - USD 401 million, 167,278 tons;
2. Copper scrap - USD 4.8 million, 572 tons;
3. Telephone devices - USD 3.2 million;
4. Ores and concentrates of precious metals - USD 2.8 million, 1,003 tons;
5. Nitrogen fertilizers - USD 2.1 million, 4 650 tons;
6. Carbon steel rods - USD 1.8 million, 1 898 tons;
7. Trucks - USD 1.4 million;
8. Sacks and packages for packing - USD 878 thousand, 299 tons;
9. Ferroalloys - USD 739 thousand, 405 tons;
10. Polyacetals, simple polyethers - USD 633 thousand, 396 tons.
TOP-10 Importing Commodities:
1. Oil and oil products - USD 115 million, 114,975 tons;
2. Packaged medicinal products - USD 10 million, 465 tons;
3. Goods for attractions, table or room toys - USD 5 million, 77 tons;
4. Bulldozers, motor graders, excavators, compactors - USD 4.5 million;
5. Puff pastry - USD 4.3 million, 961 tons;
6. Rubber pneumatic tires and tires - USD 3.3 million, 3 660;
7. Devices for receiving television connection - USD 3.1 million, 103 tons;
8. Seating furniture and their parts - USD 2.7 million, 541 tons;
9. Other furniture and its parts - USD 2.6 million, 927 tons;
10. Fireworks, signal sparklers - USD 2.4 million, 250 tons.
