Open AccessBulgarian International Trade in the 2004-2019 Period
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ikonomičeski i socialni alternativi/ikonomičeski i socialni alternativi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2534-8965
pISSN - 1314-6556
DOI - 10.37075/isa.2021.1.04
Subject(s) - bulgarian , commodity , international trade , period (music) , value (mathematics) , trade barrier , trade volume , economics , international economics , business , market economy , philosophy , linguistics , physics , machine learning , computer science , acoustics
The article aims to analyze the changes in Bulgarian international trade for the 2004- 2019 period. Firstly, the general trends in dynamics of the country’s trade flows in terms of value and volume are summarized, which is followed by assessment of the economy’s dependence on international trade. The study then presents an analysis of the direction of Bulgarian trade and discusses the changes in the commodity structure of trade by analyzing the share of primary and manufactured products. The conclusion summarizes the main implications from the analysis and draws some recommendations regarding some possible measures in Bulgaria’s international trade policy.