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Sierra Leone-Bulgaria Trade: In 2022, Sierra Leone exported $668 to Bulgaria. The main products that Sierra Leone exported to Bulgaria were Surveying Equipment ($509) and Knit Women's Shirts ($159). Over the past 15 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Bulgaria have decreased at an annualized rate of 36%, from $543k in 2007 to $668 in 2022.

In 2022, Sierra Leone did not export any services to Bulgaria.

Bulgaria-Sierra Leone Trade: In 2022, Bulgaria exported $109k to Sierra Leone. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Sierra Leone were Other Furniture ($25.1k), Rolled Tobacco ($19k), and Integrated Circuits ($13.6k). Over the past 15 years the exports of Bulgaria to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 1.11%,  from $89.7k in 2007 to $109k in 2022.

In 2022, Bulgaria did not export any services to Sierra Leone.

Comparison In 2022,  Sierra Leone ranked 159 in total exports ($1.15B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. 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, Sierra Leone exported $668 to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Sierra Leone to Bulgaria were Surveying Equipment ($509) and Knit Women's Shirts ($159). During the last 15 years the exports of Sierra Leone to Bulgaria have decreased at an annualized rate of 36%, from $543k in 2007 to $668 in 2022.

In 2017, Bulgaria exported $109k to Sierra Leone. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Sierra Leone were Other Furniture ($25.1k), Rolled Tobacco ($19k), and Integrated Circuits ($13.6k). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Sierra Leone have increased at an annualized rate of 1.11%, from $89.7k in 2022 to $109k in 2017.

Exports from Sierra Leone (Flag) to Bulgaria (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Bulgaria (Flag) to Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Sierra Leone (Flag) and Bulgaria (Flag)

Bulgaria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sierra Leone
Top Destination
China$622M
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.91B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sierra Leone than Bulgaria included Senegal ($14.5M).

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

Difference in imports from Bulgaria (Flag) and Sierra Leone (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sierra Leone - Bulgaria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sierra Leone had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Instruments ($509) and Textiles ($159).

During 2017, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Sierra Leone in the exports of Machines ($32.5k), Miscellaneous ($31.8k), and Foodstuffs ($30.3k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sierra Leone Bulgaria+$1.9kPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Bulgaria Sierra Leone+$43.1kOther Furniture

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

Product Space of Sierra Leone (Flag) and Bulgaria (Flag) (2022)

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