Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, the matrix below shows Bulgaria's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Bulgaria

Year: 2006(11 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD128(11)[2]85(7)[2]60(5)[1]41(5)29(2)18(1)11(1)
>= 50 mln USD21(5)[2]17(4)[2]11(4)[1]9(4)7(2)6(1)4(1)
>= 100 mln USD10(3)[1]8(2)[1]4(2)4(2)3(1)3(1)2(1)
>= 200 mln USD4[1]4[1]11111
>= 500 mln USD2211111

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Romania2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200650.47%87,124,422
2Romania2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200647.14%301,743,804

Partner frequency summary:

Romania: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.