# Bulgaria HS 730240 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 730240 exports from Bulgaria: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Bulgaria |
| HS6 | 730240 |
| Latest exports | $1.1M |
| Active destinations | 5 |
| Three-year growth | -1% |
| Destination HHI | 1,721 |
| Weighted share | 4.7% |

## Destination markets

- Germany: $71.9K; share 0.2%; growth -26.8%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Serbia at $381.3K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Greece at $303.2 / ton.
- Median reported price: $4.0K / ton.
- Price spread: 9,409%.

## Export history

- 2010: $601.3K
- 2011: $445.2K
- 2012: $2.0M
- 2013: $4.2M
- 2014: $3.0M
- 2015: $2.2M
- 2016: $3.2M
- 2017: $3.2M
- 2018: $1.8M
- 2019: $1.2M
- 2020: $323.1K
- 2021: $614.4K
- 2022: $445.9K
- 2023: $870.5K
- 2024: $595.9K

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

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