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Bulgaria-India Trade: In 2023, Bulgaria exported $239M to India. The main products that Bulgaria exported to India were Seed Oils ($66.2M), Carbonates ($27.9M), and Chemical Analysis Instruments ($10.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to India have increased at an annualized rate of 10.5%, from $145M in 2018 to $239M in 2023.

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to India worth $14.3M, with Travel ($3.77M), Other business services ($3.43M), and Transportation ($2.86M) being the largest in terms of value.

India-Bulgaria Trade: In 2023, India exported $269M to Bulgaria. The main products that India exported to Bulgaria were Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($21.9M), Other Large Iron Pipes ($18.5M), and Electrical Transformers ($14.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 2.34%,  from $239M in 2018 to $269M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Bulgaria ranked 38 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.69), and 59 in total exports ($50.6B). That same year, India ranked 39 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.65), and 12 in total exports ($441B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Bulgaria exported $239M to India. The main products exported from Bulgaria to India were Seed Oils ($66.2M), Carbonates ($27.9M), and Chemical Analysis Instruments ($10.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to India have increased at an annualized rate of 10.5%, from $145M in 2018 to $239M in 2023.

In 2018, India exported $269M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from India to Bulgaria were Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($21.9M), Other Large Iron Pipes ($18.5M), and Electrical Transformers ($14.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 2.34%, from $239M in 2023 to $269M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Bulgaria (Flag) and India (Flag)

Bulgaria Exports

India Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.84B
India
Top Destination
United States$85.5B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from India than Bulgaria included United States ($85.5B), United Arab Emirates ($28.8B), and China ($18.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Bulgaria - India

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Bulgaria had a large net trade with India in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($66.6M), Chemical Products ($47.6M), and Machines ($43.2M).

During 2018, India had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Metals ($69.4M), Chemical Products ($56.8M), and Machines ($38.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bulgaria India+$27.1MNitrogenous Fertilizers
Top Product Potential India Bulgaria+$20.3MPackaged 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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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