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64%CURRENT US$
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85.3%CURRENT US$
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About

Bulgaria-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Bulgaria exported $1.4M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($437k), Chocolate ($196k), and Used Clothing ($134k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 21.7%, from $525k in 2017 to $1.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Bulgaria did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Bulgaria Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $8.89k to Bulgaria. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Bulgaria were Vegetable Alkaloids ($7.99k) and Used Clothing ($894). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 3.01%,  from $6.23k in 2017 to $8.89k in 2022.

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Bulgaria.

Comparison: In 2022,  Bulgaria ranked 38 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.68), and 60 in total exports ($51.9B). That same year, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.81), and 71 in total exports ($28.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Bulgaria exported $1.4M to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($437k), Chocolate ($196k), and Used Clothing ($134k). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Democratic Republic of the Congo have increased at an annualized rate of 21.7%, from $525k in 2017 to $1.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $8.89k to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Bulgaria were Vegetable Alkaloids ($7.99k) and Used Clothing ($894). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 3.01%, from $6.23k in 2022 to $8.89k in 2017.

Exports from Bulgaria (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Bulgaria (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Bulgaria (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag)

Bulgaria Exports

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.91B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Germany ($6.91B), Romania ($6.55B), and Italy ($3.85B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Bulgaria included China ($15.6B), Singapore ($1.36B), and Tanzania ($1.17B).

Difference in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Bulgaria (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Bulgaria - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Bulgaria and Democratic Republic of the Congo by product, considering products traded by both, Bulgaria and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

During 2022, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Chemical Products ($533k), Foodstuffs ($308k), and Machines ($251k).

During 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Chemical Products ($7.99k) and Textiles ($894).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Bulgaria Democratic Republic of the Congo+$287kVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Bulgaria+$10.6kVegetable Alkaloids

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

Product Space of Bulgaria (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

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