Container port traffic in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Container port traffic was 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Bulgaria, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic in Bulgaria is 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Bulgaria peaked at 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 142,611 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Bulgaria 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 142,611 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 147,594 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 169,922 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 180,446 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 195,456 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 201,050 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 206,111 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 228,545 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 241,716 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 261,934 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 254,571 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 245,160 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 254,854 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 282,160 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 29% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 197,538 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 142,611 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 261,934 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 266,619 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 245,160 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 95 Yemen 380,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 96 Cameroon 350,000 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 97 Sudan 320,274 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 99 Guinea 286,286 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 100 Austria 285,900 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 101 Cuba 281,140 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0857 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Bulgaria?
- Container port traffic in Bulgaria was 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 296,350 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,611 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Bulgaria rank for container port traffic?
- Bulgaria ranks 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.