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About

United States-Bulgaria Trade: In 2023, United States exported $570M to Bulgaria. The main products that United States exported to Bulgaria were Petroleum Gas ($109M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($46.3M), and Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($31.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 9.95%, from $355M in 2018 to $570M in 2023.

In 2017, United States exported services to Bulgaria worth $390M, with Travel ($130M), Transportation ($89M), and Other business services ($63M) being the largest in terms of value.

Bulgaria-United States Trade: In 2023, Bulgaria exported $1.51B to United States. The main products that Bulgaria exported to United States were Coin ($131M), Medical Instruments ($98M), and Refined Petroleum ($92.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 9.7%,  from $949M in 2018 to $1.51B in 2023.

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to United States worth $536M, with Computer and information services ($304M), Other business services ($132M), and Communications services ($28.3M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Bulgaria ranked 38 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.69), and 59 in total exports ($50.6B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Robert Bosch (13) and Volkswagen (1) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Bulgaria to the United States. Conversely, Other (14) were notable for importing products to Bulgaria from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United States exported $570M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from United States to Bulgaria were Petroleum Gas ($109M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($46.3M), and Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($31.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 9.95%, from $355M in 2018 to $570M in 2023.

In 2018, Bulgaria exported $1.51B to United States. The main products exported from Bulgaria to United States were Coin ($131M), Medical Instruments ($98M), and Refined Petroleum ($92.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 9.7%, from $949M in 2023 to $1.51B in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Bulgaria (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Bulgaria (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$269B
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.84B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Bulgaria included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than United States included Romania ($5.63B), Greece ($3.04B), and Serbia ($1.01B).

Difference in imports from Bulgaria (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Bulgaria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Machines ($177M), Mineral Products ($141M), and Transportation ($97.9M).

During 2018, Bulgaria had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Machines ($350M), Instruments ($188M), and Precious Metals ($168M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Bulgaria+$84MPetroleum Gas
Top Product Potential Bulgaria United States+$75.2MRefined 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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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2017, United States exported services to Bulgaria worth $390M, with Travel ($130M), Transportation ($89M), and Other business services ($63M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to United States worth $536M, with Computer and information services ($304M), Other business services ($132M), and Communications services ($28.3M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from United States (Flag) to Bulgaria (Flag) (2017)

Services Exports from Bulgaria (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Bulgaria (Flag) (2023)

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