Ethiopia (ETH) and Bulgaria (BGR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ethiopia-Bulgaria Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $3.78M to Bulgaria. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Bulgaria were Dried Legumes ($1.92M), Flax Yarn ($858k), and Scrap Plastic ($371k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Bulgaria have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.24%, from $4.94M in 2017 to $3.78M in 2022.

In 2022, Ethiopia did not export any services to Bulgaria.

Bulgaria-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Bulgaria exported $31.4M to Ethiopia. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Ethiopia were Wheat ($29.3M), Calculators ($485k), and Office Machine Parts ($478k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $14.8M in 2017 to $31.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Bulgaria did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Comparison: In 2022, Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). That same year, Bulgaria ranked 38 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.68), and 60 in total exports ($51.9B).

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In 2022, Ethiopia exported $3.78M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Bulgaria were Dried Legumes ($1.92M), Flax Yarn ($858k), and Scrap Plastic ($371k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Bulgaria have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.24%, from $4.94M in 2017 to $3.78M in 2022.

In 2017, Bulgaria exported $31.4M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Ethiopia were Wheat ($29.3M), Calculators ($485k), and Office Machine Parts ($478k). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 16.2%, from $14.8M in 2022 to $31.4M in 2017.

Exports from Ethiopia () to Bulgaria () (2022)

Exports from Bulgaria () to Ethiopia () (2022)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and Bulgaria ()

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited Arab Emirates$723M

Bulgaria
Top DestinationGermany$6.91B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Bulgaria included United Arab Emirates ($723M), Somalia ($265M), and Saudi Arabia ($268M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than Ethiopia included Germany ($6.91B), Romania ($6.55B), and Italy ($3.85B).

Difference in imports from Bulgaria () and Ethiopia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Bulgaria

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

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Vegetable Products ($2.3M), Textiles ($858k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($371k).

During 2017, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($29.3M), Machines ($1.58M), and Chemical Products ($263k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Bulgaria+$532kCoffee

Top Product Potential Bulgaria Ethiopia+$4.31MWheat

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to Bulgaria () (2022)

Exports from Bulgaria () to Ethiopia () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and Bulgaria ()

Ethiopia Exports

Bulgaria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Bulgaria () and Ethiopia () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Bulgaria

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Ethiopia () and Bulgaria () (2022)

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