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Kazakhstan-Bulgaria Trade: In 2022, Kazakhstan exported $144M to Bulgaria. The main products that Kazakhstan exported to Bulgaria were Petroleum Gas ($53.1M), Crude Petroleum ($50.2M), and Coal Briquettes ($13.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kazakhstan to Bulgaria have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.86%, from $206M in 2017 to $144M in 2022.

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

Bulgaria-Kazakhstan Trade: In 2022, Bulgaria exported $60.3M to Kazakhstan. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Kazakhstan were Packaged Medicaments ($13.5M), Medical Instruments ($4.08M), and Self-adhesive Plastics ($2.49M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Kazakhstan have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%,  from $34.9M in 2017 to $60.3M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Kazakhstan ranked 73 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.17), and 45 in total exports ($98.7B). That same year, Bulgaria ranked 38 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.68), and 60 in total exports ($51.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kazakhstan exported $144M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Kazakhstan to Bulgaria were Petroleum Gas ($53.1M), Crude Petroleum ($50.2M), and Coal Briquettes ($13.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kazakhstan to Bulgaria have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.86%, from $206M in 2017 to $144M in 2022.

In 2017, Bulgaria exported $60.3M to Kazakhstan. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Kazakhstan were Packaged Medicaments ($13.5M), Medical Instruments ($4.08M), and Self-adhesive Plastics ($2.49M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Kazakhstan have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $34.9M in 2022 to $60.3M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Kazakhstan (Flag) and Bulgaria (Flag)

Kazakhstan Exports

Bulgaria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kazakhstan
Top Destination
China$13.4B
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.91B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kazakhstan than Bulgaria included China ($13.4B), Italy ($12.4B), and Russia ($8.78B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than Kazakhstan included Germany ($6.91B), Romania ($6.55B), and Serbia ($1.29B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kazakhstan - Bulgaria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kazakhstan had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Mineral Products ($125M), Metals ($16.8M), and Machines ($1.17M).

During 2017, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Kazakhstan in the exports of Chemical Products ($17.8M), Machines ($17.1M), and Instruments ($6.44M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Kazakhstan Bulgaria+$53.6MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential Bulgaria Kazakhstan+$6.19MPackaged 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 Kazakhstan and Bulgaria. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kazakhstan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Bulgaria. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Bulgaria indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kazakhstan.

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

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