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About

Bulgaria-Turkey Trade: In 2022, Bulgaria exported $2.95B to Turkey. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Turkey were Refined Copper ($561M), Refined Petroleum ($373M), and Scrap Iron ($158M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Turkey have increased at an annualized rate of 0.45%, from $2.89B in 2017 to $2.95B in 2022.

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to Turkey worth $323M, with Travel ($246M), Transportation ($56.8M), and Communications services ($9.02M) being the largest in terms of value.

Turkey-Bulgaria Trade: In 2022, Turkey exported $4.88B to Bulgaria. The main products that Turkey exported to Bulgaria were Copper Ore ($305M), Petroleum Gas ($299M), and Copper Wire ($190M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Turkey to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%,  from $2.71B in 2017 to $4.88B in 2022.

In 2009, Turkey exported services to Bulgaria worth $530M, with Travel ($526M), Other business services ($3.1M), and Insurance services ($1.03M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Bulgaria ranked 38 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.68), and 60 in total exports ($51.9B). That same year, Turkey ranked 41 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.6), and 29 in total exports ($262B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Bulgaria exported $2.95B to Turkey. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Turkey were Refined Copper ($561M), Refined Petroleum ($373M), and Scrap Iron ($158M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Turkey have increased at an annualized rate of 0.45%, from $2.89B in 2017 to $2.95B in 2022.

In 2017, Turkey exported $4.88B to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Turkey to Bulgaria were Copper Ore ($305M), Petroleum Gas ($299M), and Copper Wire ($190M). During the last 5 years the exports of Turkey to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $2.71B in 2022 to $4.88B in 2017.

Exports from Bulgaria (Flag) to Turkey (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Turkey (Flag) to Bulgaria (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Bulgaria (Flag) and Turkey (Flag)

Bulgaria Exports

Turkey Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.91B
Turkey
Top Destination
Germany$21.9B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than Turkey included Gibraltar ($552M), Namibia ($203M), and North Macedonia ($780M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Turkey than Bulgaria included United States ($17.1B), Germany ($21.9B), and Iraq ($13.7B).

Difference in imports from Turkey (Flag) and Bulgaria (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Bulgaria - Turkey

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Turkey in the exports of Metals ($1.07B), Mineral Products ($480M), and Machines ($358M).

During 2017, Turkey had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Metals ($1.28B), Mineral Products ($957M), and Machines ($566M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bulgaria Turkey+$187MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Turkey Bulgaria+$56.2MCars

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 Turkey. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Bulgaria indicates it has a comparative advantage over Turkey. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Turkey indicates it has a comparative advantage over Bulgaria.

Product Space of Bulgaria (Flag) and Turkey (Flag) (2022)

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