Bulgaria (BGR) and Botswana (BWA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Bulgaria-Botswana Trade: In 2022, Bulgaria exported $1.19M to Botswana. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Botswana were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($1.11M), Other Heating Machinery ($40.9k), and Cars ($4.74k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $2.39M in 2017 to $1.19M in 2022.

In 2022, Bulgaria did not export any services to Botswana.

Botswana-Bulgaria Trade: In 2022, Botswana exported $10.4k to Bulgaria. The main products that Botswana exported to Bulgaria were Used Clothing ($5.33k), Aircraft Parts ($2.39k), and Jewellery ($2.39k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Botswana to Bulgaria have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.31%, from $18.7k in 2017 to $10.4k in 2022.

In 2022, Botswana did not export any services to Bulgaria.

Comparison: In 2022, Bulgaria ranked 38 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.68), and 60 in total exports ($51.9B). That same year, Botswana ranked 91 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.59), and 107 in total exports ($8.65B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Bulgaria exported $1.19M to Botswana. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Botswana were Documents of title (bonds etc) and unused stamps ($1.11M), Other Heating Machinery ($40.9k), and Cars ($4.74k). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Botswana have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $2.39M in 2017 to $1.19M in 2022.

In 2017, Botswana exported $10.4k to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Botswana to Bulgaria were Used Clothing ($5.33k), Aircraft Parts ($2.39k), and Jewellery ($2.39k). During the last 5 years the exports of Botswana to Bulgaria have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.31%, from $18.7k in 2022 to $10.4k in 2017.

Exports from Bulgaria () to Botswana () (2022)

Exports from Botswana () to Bulgaria () (2022)

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Trade between Bulgaria () and Botswana ()

Bulgaria Exports

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Botswana Exports

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Bulgaria
Top DestinationGermany$6.91B

Botswana
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$2.31B

This map shows whether countries import more from Bulgaria or Botswana. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Bulgaria and Botswana or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than Botswana included Germany ($6.91B), Romania ($6.55B), and Italy ($3.85B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Botswana than Bulgaria included United Arab Emirates ($2.31B), India ($1.28B), and South Africa ($836M).

Difference in imports from Botswana () and Bulgaria () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Bulgaria - Botswana

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This chart compares trade between Bulgaria and Botswana by product, considering products traded by both, Bulgaria and Botswana.

During 2022, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Botswana in the exports of Paper Goods ($1.11M), Machines ($47.1k), and Transportation ($8.36k).

During 2017, Botswana had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Textiles ($5.33k), Precious Metals ($2.67k), and Transportation ($2.39k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bulgaria Botswana+$26.6kOther Heating Machinery

Top Product Potential Botswana Bulgaria+$4.13kUsed Clothing

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Bulgaria and Botswana. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Bulgaria indicates it has a comparative advantage over Botswana. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Botswana indicates it has a comparative advantage over Bulgaria.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Bulgaria () to Botswana () (2022)

Exports from Botswana () to Bulgaria () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Bulgaria () and Botswana ()

Bulgaria Exports

Botswana Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Botswana () and Bulgaria () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Bulgaria - Botswana

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Bulgaria () and Botswana () (2022)

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