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About

Croatia-Bulgaria Trade: In 2022, Croatia exported $161M to Bulgaria. The main products that Croatia exported to Bulgaria were Rolled Tobacco ($15.5M), Beauty Products ($12.6M), and Rock Wool ($5.82M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Croatia to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 10.4%, from $98.2M in 2017 to $161M in 2022.

In 2020, Croatia exported services to Bulgaria worth $27M, with Other business services ($7.88M), Travel ($6.62M), and Insurance services ($4.57M) being the largest in terms of value.

Bulgaria-Croatia Trade: In 2022, Bulgaria exported $424M to Croatia. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Croatia were Refined Copper ($108M), Refined Petroleum ($75.9M), and Knit Women's Suits ($15M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Croatia have increased at an annualized rate of 21%,  from $163M in 2017 to $424M in 2022.

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to Croatia worth $27.5M, with Other business services ($8.91M), Transportation ($8.57M), and Travel ($3.54M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Croatia ranked 34 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.8), and 73 in total exports ($26B). 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, Croatia exported $161M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Croatia to Bulgaria were Rolled Tobacco ($15.5M), Beauty Products ($12.6M), and Rock Wool ($5.82M). During the last 5 years the exports of Croatia to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 10.4%, from $98.2M in 2017 to $161M in 2022.

In 2017, Bulgaria exported $424M to Croatia. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Croatia were Refined Copper ($108M), Refined Petroleum ($75.9M), and Knit Women's Suits ($15M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Croatia have increased at an annualized rate of 21%, from $163M in 2022 to $424M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Croatia (Flag) and Bulgaria (Flag)

Croatia Exports

Bulgaria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Croatia
Top Destination
Italy$3.44B
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.91B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Croatia than Bulgaria included Bosnia and Herzegovina ($2.45B), Slovenia ($2.87B), and Hungary ($2.65B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than Croatia included Romania ($6.55B), Germany ($6.91B), and Greece ($2.93B).

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

Comparative Advantage Croatia - Bulgaria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Croatia had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Chemical Products ($29.9M), Foodstuffs ($28.9M), and Machines ($22.3M).

During 2017, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Croatia in the exports of Metals ($137M), Mineral Products ($84.3M), and Chemical Products ($40.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Croatia Bulgaria+$3.9MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Bulgaria Croatia+$12.8MPetroleum Gas

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, Croatia exported services to Bulgaria worth $27M, with Other business services ($7.88M), Travel ($6.62M), and Insurance services ($4.57M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to Croatia worth $27.5M, with Other business services ($8.91M), Transportation ($8.57M), and Travel ($3.54M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Croatia (Flag) to Bulgaria (Flag) (2020)

Services Exports from Bulgaria (Flag) to Croatia (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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