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About

Norway-Bulgaria Trade: In 2022, Norway exported $55.6M to Bulgaria. The main products that Norway exported to Bulgaria were Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($17.7M), Raw Aluminium ($8.99M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($4.73M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Norway to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 7.17%, from $39.3M in 2017 to $55.6M in 2022.

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

Bulgaria-Norway Trade: In 2022, Bulgaria exported $95.3M to Norway. The main products that Bulgaria exported to Norway were Sunflower Seeds ($12.2M), Electrical Power Accessories ($7.18M), and Packaged Medicaments ($5.32M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Norway have increased at an annualized rate of 3.22%,  from $76.3M in 2017 to $95.3M in 2022.

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to Norway worth $19.3M, with Computer and information services ($9.02M), Other business services ($4.23M), and Transportation ($2.51M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Norway ranked 43 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.54), and 28 in total exports ($285B). 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, Norway exported $55.6M to Bulgaria. The main products exported from Norway to Bulgaria were Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($17.7M), Raw Aluminium ($8.99M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($4.73M). During the last 5 years the exports of Norway to Bulgaria have increased at an annualized rate of 7.17%, from $39.3M in 2017 to $55.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Bulgaria exported $95.3M to Norway. The main products exported from Bulgaria to Norway were Sunflower Seeds ($12.2M), Electrical Power Accessories ($7.18M), and Packaged Medicaments ($5.32M). During the last 5 years the exports of Bulgaria to Norway have increased at an annualized rate of 3.22%, from $76.3M in 2022 to $95.3M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Norway
Top Destination
Germany$78.1B
Bulgaria
Top Destination
Germany$6.91B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Norway than Bulgaria included Germany ($78.1B), United Kingdom ($59.1B), and France ($25.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Bulgaria than Norway included Romania ($6.55B), Greece ($2.93B), and Turkey ($2.95B).

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

Comparative Advantage Norway - Bulgaria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Norway had a large net trade with Bulgaria in the exports of Chemical Products ($20.2M), Metals ($10.1M), and Animal Products ($8.71M).

During 2017, Bulgaria had a large net trade with Norway in the exports of Machines ($29.9M), Vegetable Products ($13.2M), and Textiles ($12.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Norway Bulgaria+$4.98MRaw Aluminium
Top Product Potential Bulgaria Norway+$5.29MPackaged 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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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Bulgaria exported services to Norway worth $19.3M, with Computer and information services ($9.02M), Other business services ($4.23M), and Transportation ($2.51M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Bulgaria (Flag) to Norway (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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