North Macedonia (MKD) and Bulgaria (BGR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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North Macedonia-Bulgaria Trade: In 2023, North Macedonia exported $566M to Bulgaria. The main products that North Macedonia exported to Bulgaria were Electricity ($162M), Copper Ore ($73.6M), and Lead Ore ($49.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of North Macedonia to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 8.5%, from $376M in 2018 to $566M in 2023.

In 2023, North Macedonia did not export any services to Bulgaria.

Bulgaria-North Macedonia Trade: In 2023, Bulgaria exported $581M to North Macedonia. The main products that Bulgaria exported to North Macedonia were Electricity ($90.3M), Refined Petroleum ($67.1M), and Scrap Iron ($58.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to North Macedonia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.91%, from $416M in 2018 to $581M in 2023.

In 2023, Bulgaria did not export any services to North Macedonia.

Comparison In 2023, North Macedonia ranked 104 in total exports ($10.1B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Bulgaria ranked 38 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.69), and 59 in total exports ($50.6B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, North Macedonia exported $566M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from North Macedonia to Bulgaria were Electricity ($162M), Copper Ore ($73.6M), and Lead Ore ($49.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of North Macedonia to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 8.5%, from $376M in 2018 to $566M in 2023.

In 2018, Bulgaria exported $581M to North Macedonia. The main products exported from Bulgaria to North Macedonia were Electricity ($90.3M), Refined Petroleum ($67.1M), and Scrap Iron ($58.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to North Macedonia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.91%, from $416M in 2023 to $581M in 2018.

Exports from North Macedonia () to Bulgaria () (2023)

Exports from Bulgaria () to North Macedonia () (2023)

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Trade between North Macedonia () and Bulgaria ()

North Macedonia Exports

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Bulgaria Exports

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North Macedonia
Top DestinationGermany$4B

Bulgaria
Top DestinationGermany$6.84B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from North Macedonia than Bulgaria included Bosnia and Herzegovina ($124M), Montenegro ($46.7M), and Albania ($150M).

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

Difference in imports from Bulgaria () and North Macedonia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage North Macedonia - Bulgaria

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

During 2023, North Macedonia had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Mineral Products ($318M), Metals ($70.9M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($33.4M).

During 2018, Bulgaria had a large net trade with North Macedonia in the exports of Mineral Products ($213M), Metals ($113M), and Machines ($48.3M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential North Macedonia Bulgaria+$8.72MInsulated Wire

Top Product Potential Bulgaria North Macedonia+$11.1MRefined Petroleum

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from North Macedonia () to Bulgaria () (2023)

Exports from Bulgaria () to North Macedonia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between North Macedonia () and Bulgaria ()

North Macedonia Exports

Bulgaria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Bulgaria () and North Macedonia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage North Macedonia - Bulgaria

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of North Macedonia () and Bulgaria () (2023)

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