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About

Bulgaria-Israel Trade: In 2023, Bulgaria exported $178M to Israel. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Israel were Other Vegetable Residues ($27.1M), Wheat ($9.72M), and Carbonates ($9.01M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Israel have increased at an annualized rate of 8.86%, from $116M in 2018 to $178M in 2023.

In 2009, Bulgaria exported services to Israel worth $135M, with Services not allocated ($67.5M), Travel ($57.1M), and Other business services ($2.87M) being the largest in terms of value.

Israel-Bulgaria Trade: In 2023, Israel exported $139M to Bulgaria. The main products that Israel exported to Bulgaria were Crude Petroleum ($24.6M), Scrap Copper ($22.8M), and Refined Petroleum ($13.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Israel to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 22%,  from $51.5M in 2018 to $139M in 2023.

In 2012, Israel exported services to Bulgaria worth $89.6M, with Computer and information services ($89.6M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Bulgaria ranked 38 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.69), and 59 in total exports ($50.6B). That same year, Israel ranked 19 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.28), and 49 in total exports ($69.3B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Bulgaria exported $178M to Israel. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Israel were Other Vegetable Residues ($27.1M), Wheat ($9.72M), and Carbonates ($9.01M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Israel have increased at an annualized rate of 8.86%, from $116M in 2018 to $178M in 2023.

In 2018, Israel exported $139M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Israel to Bulgaria were Crude Petroleum ($24.6M), Scrap Copper ($22.8M), and Refined Petroleum ($13.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Israel to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 22%, from $51.5M in 2023 to $139M in 2018.

Exports from Bulgaria (Flag) to Israel (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Israel (Flag) to Bulgaria (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Bulgaria (Flag) and Israel (Flag)

Bulgaria Exports

Israel Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.84B
Israel
Top Destination
United States$20.3B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than Israel included Romania ($5.63B), Germany ($6.84B), and Italy ($4.06B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Israel than Bulgaria included United States ($20.3B), China ($7.09B), and Ireland ($4.22B).

Difference in imports from Israel (Flag) and Bulgaria (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Bulgaria - Israel

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Israel in the exports of Foodstuffs ($50.4M), Machines ($21.8M), and Chemical Products ($17.9M).

During 2018, Israel had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Mineral Products ($39.2M), Chemical Products ($36M), and Metals ($23.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bulgaria Israel+$23.1MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Israel Bulgaria+$2.44MPesticides

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

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

Product Space of Bulgaria (Flag) and Israel (Flag) (2023)

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