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About

Iran-Bulgaria Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $82.9M to Bulgaria. The main products that Iran exported to Bulgaria were Styrene Polymers ($28.1M), Ethylene Polymers ($23M), and Ferroalloys ($9.97M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 6.24%, from $61.3M in 2017 to $82.9M in 2022.

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

Bulgaria-Iran Trade: In 2022, Bulgaria exported $134M to Iran. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Iran were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($17M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($8.66M), and Liquid Pumps ($8.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 12.9%,  from $73.1M in 2017 to $134M in 2022.

In 2009, Bulgaria exported services to Iran worth $25.6M, with Services not allocated ($12.8M), Travel ($11.9M), and Transportation ($906k) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B). 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, Iran exported $82.9M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Iran to Bulgaria were Styrene Polymers ($28.1M), Ethylene Polymers ($23M), and Ferroalloys ($9.97M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 6.24%, from $61.3M in 2017 to $82.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Bulgaria exported $134M to Iran. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Iran were Machinery Having Individual Functions ($17M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($8.66M), and Liquid Pumps ($8.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $73.1M in 2022 to $134M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Iran (Flag) and Bulgaria (Flag)

Bulgaria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.91B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Bulgaria included China ($5.72B), Kuwait ($960M), and Pakistan ($762M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Iran - Bulgaria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Iran had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($52M), Metals ($17.2M), and Stone And Glass ($6.17M).

During 2017, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Machines ($69.6M), Chemical Products ($28.5M), and Transportation ($8.37M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Iran Bulgaria+$2.67MEthylene Polymers
Top Product Potential Bulgaria Iran+$3.82MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)

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

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

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