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About

Bulgaria-Switzerland Trade: In 2022, Bulgaria exported $418M to Switzerland. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Switzerland were High-voltage Protection Equipment ($53M), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($24.9M), and Packaged Medicaments ($19.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 9.08%, from $271M in 2017 to $418M in 2022.

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to Switzerland worth $225M, with Computer and information services ($93.1M), Other business services ($63M), and Communications services ($29M) being the largest in terms of value.

Switzerland-Bulgaria Trade: In 2022, Switzerland exported $489M to Bulgaria. The main products that Switzerland exported to Bulgaria were Packaged Medicaments ($109M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($92.9M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($27.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 2.33%,  from $331M in 2017 to $489M in 2022.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to Bulgaria worth $74.4M, with Royalties and license fees ($32.2M), Financial services ($18.4M), and Computer and information services ($8.17M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Bulgaria ranked 38 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.68), and 60 in total exports ($51.9B). That same year, Switzerland ranked 2 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.97), and 17 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Bulgaria exported $418M to Switzerland. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Switzerland were High-voltage Protection Equipment ($53M), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($24.9M), and Packaged Medicaments ($19.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Switzerland have increased at an annualized rate of 9.08%, from $271M in 2017 to $418M in 2022.

In 2017, Switzerland exported $489M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Switzerland to Bulgaria were Packaged Medicaments ($109M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($92.9M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($27.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Switzerland to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 2.33%, from $331M in 2022 to $489M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Bulgaria (Flag) and Switzerland (Flag)

Bulgaria Exports

Switzerland Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.91B
Switzerland
Top Destination
United States$61.7B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than Switzerland included Romania ($6.55B), Greece ($2.93B), and North Macedonia ($780M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Switzerland than Bulgaria included United States ($61.7B), Germany ($53.5B), and China ($44.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Bulgaria - Switzerland

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Switzerland in the exports of Machines ($189M), Textiles ($67.5M), and Metals ($37.8M).

During 2017, Switzerland had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Chemical Products ($227M), Machines ($86.4M), and Transportation ($59.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Bulgaria Switzerland+$25.1MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Switzerland Bulgaria+$41.7MPackaged Medicaments

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, Bulgaria exported services to Switzerland worth $225M, with Computer and information services ($93.1M), Other business services ($63M), and Communications services ($29M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2019, Switzerland exported services to Bulgaria worth $74.4M, with Royalties and license fees ($32.2M), Financial services ($18.4M), and Computer and information services ($8.17M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

Services Exports from Switzerland (Flag) to Bulgaria (Flag) (2019)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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