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About

Hong Kong-Bulgaria Trade: In 2022, Hong Kong exported $259M to Bulgaria. The main products that Hong Kong exported to Bulgaria were Broadcasting Equipment ($55.2M), Computers ($40.6M), and Integrated Circuits ($22M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 20.1%, from $103M in 2017 to $259M in 2022.

In 2022, Hong Kong did not export any services to Bulgaria.

Bulgaria-Hong Kong Trade: In 2022, Bulgaria exported $105M to Hong Kong. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Hong Kong were Integrated Circuits ($64.1M), Medical Instruments ($7.51M), and Blank Audio Media ($4.56M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 8.3%,  from $70.6M in 2017 to $105M in 2022.

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to Hong Kong worth $20.7M, with Computer and information services ($9.48M), Other business services ($4.11M), and Royalties and license fees ($3.77M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Hong Kong ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.18), and 39 in total exports ($113B). That same year, Bulgaria ranked 38 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.68), and 60 in total exports ($51.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Hong Kong exported $259M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Hong Kong to Bulgaria were Broadcasting Equipment ($55.2M), Computers ($40.6M), and Integrated Circuits ($22M). During the last 5 years the exports of Hong Kong to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 20.1%, from $103M in 2017 to $259M in 2022.

In 2017, Bulgaria exported $105M to Hong Kong. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Hong Kong were Integrated Circuits ($64.1M), Medical Instruments ($7.51M), and Blank Audio Media ($4.56M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Hong Kong have increased at an annualized rate of 8.3%, from $70.6M in 2022 to $105M in 2017.

Exports from Hong Kong (Flag) to Bulgaria (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Bulgaria (Flag) to Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Hong Kong (Flag) and Bulgaria (Flag)

Hong Kong Exports

Bulgaria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Hong Kong
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.91B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Hong Kong than Bulgaria included China ($23.4B), India ($14.3B), and Netherlands ($6.56B).

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

Difference in imports from Bulgaria (Flag) and Hong Kong (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Hong Kong - Bulgaria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Hong Kong had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Machines ($206M), Instruments ($14.2M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($6.85M).

During 2017, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Hong Kong in the exports of Machines ($75.8M), Instruments ($10.3M), and Foodstuffs ($5.77M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Hong Kong Bulgaria+$12.9MTelephones
Top Product Potential Bulgaria Hong Kong+$36.8MIntegrated Circuits

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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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to Hong Kong worth $20.7M, with Computer and information services ($9.48M), Other business services ($4.11M), and Royalties and license fees ($3.77M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Bulgaria (Flag) to Hong Kong (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Hong Kong (Flag) and Bulgaria (Flag) (2022)

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