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About

Bulgaria-France Trade: In 2022, Bulgaria exported $1.6B to France. The main products that Bulgaria exported to France were Seed Oils ($97.1M), Poultry Meat ($95M), and Other Engines ($61M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to France have increased at an annualized rate of 4.75%, from $1.27B in 2017 to $1.6B in 2022.

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to France worth $296M, with Computer and information services ($86.5M), Transportation ($76.4M), and Travel ($64.6M) being the largest in terms of value.

France-Bulgaria Trade: In 2022, France exported $1.22B to Bulgaria. The main products that France exported to Bulgaria were Cars ($121M), Tractors ($114M), and Packaged Medicaments ($63.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 5.11%,  from $954M in 2017 to $1.22B in 2022.

In 2020, France exported services to Bulgaria worth $136M, with Other business services ($58.3M), Transportation ($38.8M), and Travel ($26.3M) 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, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Bulgaria exported $1.6B to France. The main products exported from Bulgaria to France were Seed Oils ($97.1M), Poultry Meat ($95M), and Other Engines ($61M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to France have increased at an annualized rate of 4.75%, from $1.27B in 2017 to $1.6B in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $1.22B to Bulgaria. The main products exported from France to Bulgaria were Cars ($121M), Tractors ($114M), and Packaged Medicaments ($63.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 5.11%, from $954M in 2022 to $1.22B in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Bulgaria (Flag) and France (Flag)

Bulgaria Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.91B
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than France included Romania ($6.55B), North Macedonia ($780M), and Serbia ($1.29B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Bulgaria included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

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

Comparative Advantage Bulgaria - France

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Bulgaria had a large net trade with France in the exports of Machines ($374M), Textiles ($207M), and Metals ($173M).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Transportation ($313M), Machines ($237M), and Chemical Products ($223M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Bulgaria France+$47.8MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential France Bulgaria+$40MPackaged 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 France worth $296M, with Computer and information services ($86.5M), Transportation ($76.4M), and Travel ($64.6M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, France exported services to Bulgaria worth $136M, with Other business services ($58.3M), Transportation ($38.8M), and Travel ($26.3M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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