# Bulgaria HS 731520 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 731520 exports from Bulgaria: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Bulgaria |
| HS6 | 731520 |
| Latest exports | $440.2K |
| Active destinations | 13 |
| Three-year growth | +28.1% |
| Destination HHI | 5,581 |
| Weighted share | 12.9% |

## Destination markets

- Italy: $79.8K; share 0.4%; growth +35.4%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: United Kingdom at $37.7K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Montenegro at $345.4 / ton.
- Median reported price: $5.5K / ton.
- Price spread: 675.2%.

## Export history

- 2010: $78.4K
- 2011: $55.4K
- 2012: $38.8K
- 2013: $26.1K
- 2014: $119.9K
- 2015: $86.7K
- 2016: $113.1K
- 2017: $172.2K
- 2018: $142.7K
- 2019: $199.5K
- 2020: $247.9K
- 2021: $161.1K
- 2022: $131.8K
- 2023: $352.4K
- 2024: $338.9K

## 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.

## Complete structured values

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