Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports was 2 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 90 countries
All-time high
2
in 2007
All-time low
0.5
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2014

Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports in Bulgaria, 1990–2014

0.511.521990200220141990: 0.51991: 11992: 1.51993: 1.51994: 1.51995: 1.51996: 1.51997: 1.51998: 1.51999: 1.52000: 1.52001: 1.52002: 1.52003: 1.52004: 1.52005: 1.52006: 1.52007: 22008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 2

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports in Bulgaria stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports in Bulgaria peaked at 2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1990.

That places Bulgaria 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports in Bulgaria, 1990 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1990 0.5
1991 1 +100.0%
1992 1.5 +50.0%
1993 1.5 +0.0%
1994 1.5 +0.0%
1995 1.5 +0.0%
1996 1.5 +0.0%
1997 1.5 +0.0%
1998 1.5 +0.0%
1999 1.5 +0.0%
2000 1.5 +0.0%
2001 1.5 +0.0%
2002 1.5 +0.0%
2003 1.5 +0.0%
2004 1.5 +0.0%
2005 1.5 +0.0%
2006 1.5 +0.0%
2007 2 +33.3%
2008 2 +0.0%
2009 2 +0.0%
2010 2 +0.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2012 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 2 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.35 0.5 1.5 10
2000s 1.65 1.5 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports in Bulgaria?
Trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports in Bulgaria was 2 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
What is the lowest trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1990.
How does Bulgaria rank for trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports?
Bulgaria ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for good imports rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,480 data points, 1973–2014
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