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CETA - a boost for jobs and exports in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria

Businesses of all sizes in towns and cities across Bulgaria already export a wide range of goods and services to Canada.

CETA will make it easier and cheaper for them to do so. Read the country factsheet for full details.

Companies and jobs

286
The number of Bulgarian companies that export to Canada.
79%
The share of EU companies exporting to Canada that are small and medium-sized enterprises.
6,400
The number of jobs in Bulgaria that EU exports to Canada help support.
865,000
The number of jobs in the EU that EU exports to Canada help support.

What kind of products does Bulgaria export to Canada?

Companies across Bulgaria export goods and services to Canada.

Let's take three towns or cities:

A map of Bulgaria, showing Sofia, Burgas and Varna

 

Exports and Imports

11th
In services, Canada is Bulgaria's 11th biggest trade partner outside the EU.
€35 m
The value of Bulgaria's trade surplus with Canada.
€82 m
The value of Bulgarian exports to Canada.
€47 m
The value of Bulgarian imports from Canada.

Other EU countries export to Canada too!

Go to CETA in your town to learn more about other EU countries' exports to Canada.

 

Sources

  • Products: Dun and Bradstreet, 2016. The product examples are drawn from a representative sample of all EU companies exporting to Canada.
  • Companies: Statistics on international trade in goods by enterprise characteristics, Eurostat, 2013 (latest available year).
  • Jobs: European Commission, 2015. EU Exports to the World: Effects on Employment and Income. Figures based on latest available data (2011).