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About

Bulgaria-Thailand Trade: In 2023, Bulgaria exported $195M to Thailand. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Thailand were Wheat ($114M), Packaged Medicaments ($11.9M), and Blank Audio Media ($11.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 23.2%, from $68.6M in 2018 to $195M in 2023.

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to Thailand worth $4.8M, with Transportation ($3.66M), Computer and information services ($571k), and Other business services ($343k) being the largest in terms of value.

Thailand-Bulgaria Trade: In 2023, Thailand exported $134M to Bulgaria. The main products that Thailand exported to Bulgaria were Air Conditioners ($28.9M), Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($13.8M), and Electrical Parts ($12.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Thailand to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%,  from $71.8M in 2018 to $134M in 2023.

In 2023, Thailand 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, Thailand ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 25 in total exports ($332B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Bulgaria exported $195M to Thailand. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Thailand were Wheat ($114M), Packaged Medicaments ($11.9M), and Blank Audio Media ($11.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 23.2%, from $68.6M in 2018 to $195M in 2023.

In 2018, Thailand exported $134M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Thailand to Bulgaria were Air Conditioners ($28.9M), Gas and Liquid Flow Measuring Instruments ($13.8M), and Electrical Parts ($12.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Thailand to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $71.8M in 2023 to $134M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Bulgaria (Flag) and Thailand (Flag)

Bulgaria Exports

Thailand Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.84B
Thailand
Top Destination
United States$58.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than Thailand included Romania ($5.63B), Greece ($3.04B), and Italy ($4.06B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Thailand than Bulgaria included United States ($58.5B), China ($44.1B), and Japan ($24.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Bulgaria - Thailand

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Vegetable Products ($114M), Machines ($35.4M), and Chemical Products ($25.5M).

During 2018, Thailand had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Machines ($70.5M), Plastics and Rubbers ($20.3M), and Instruments ($14.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bulgaria Thailand+$9.16MIntegrated Circuits
Top Product Potential Thailand Bulgaria+$9.86MIntegrated Circuits

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

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

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