Trade and Jobs: Bulgaria
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Trade and Jobs: Bulgaria

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  • Bulgaria

Bulgarian companies’ exports outside the EU are worth €20.2 billion in 2022. And this keeps 629,000 workers busy in the EU.

  • Bulgarian extra-EU exports support 587,000 jobs in Bulgaria.
  • Another 225,000 workers in Bulgaria are in jobs linked to exports from other EU countries to the world.
  • This means 21.5% of jobs in Bulgaria depend on extra-EU exports.
  • Bulgarian extra-EU exports also support over 43,000 jobs in EU countries.
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