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About

Bulgaria-Albania Trade: In 2023, Bulgaria exported $132M to Albania. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Albania were Baked Goods ($16.6M), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($6.41M), and Heavy Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($6.37M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Albania have increased at an annualized rate of 11.6%, from $76.4M in 2018 to $132M in 2023.

In 2023, Bulgaria did not export any services to Albania.

Albania-Bulgaria Trade: In 2023, Albania exported $51.2M to Bulgaria. The main products that Albania exported to Bulgaria were Petroleum Gas ($10.2M), Scrap Copper ($5.14M), and Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($3.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Albania to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 20.1%,  from $20.5M in 2018 to $51.2M in 2023.

In 2017, Albania exported services to Bulgaria worth $17.6M, with Travel ($14.2M), Other business services ($2.26M), and Transportation ($678k) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Bulgaria ranked 38 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.69), and 59 in total exports ($50.6B). That same year, Albania ranked 77 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.33), and 134 in total exports ($4.25B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Bulgaria exported $132M to Albania. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Albania were Baked Goods ($16.6M), Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($6.41M), and Heavy Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($6.37M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Albania have increased at an annualized rate of 11.6%, from $76.4M in 2018 to $132M in 2023.

In 2018, Albania exported $51.2M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Albania to Bulgaria were Petroleum Gas ($10.2M), Scrap Copper ($5.14M), and Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered aircraft) ($3.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Albania to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 20.1%, from $20.5M in 2023 to $51.2M in 2018.

Exports from Bulgaria (Flag) to Albania (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Albania (Flag) to Bulgaria (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Bulgaria (Flag) and Albania (Flag)

Bulgaria Exports

Albania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.84B
Albania
Top Destination
Italy$1.72B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than Albania included Germany ($6.84B), Romania ($5.63B), and Turkey ($2.73B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Albania than Bulgaria included Montenegro ($82.3M) and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ($42.1k).

Difference in imports from Albania (Flag) and Bulgaria (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Bulgaria - Albania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Albania in the exports of Foodstuffs ($25.3M), Textiles ($21.8M), and Machines ($16.2M).

During 2018, Albania had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Mineral Products ($12.9M), Metals ($11.6M), and Textiles ($8.13M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bulgaria Albania+$2.3MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Albania Bulgaria+$1.05MRaw Aluminium

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

Product Space of Bulgaria (Flag) and Albania (Flag) (2023)

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