Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(18 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD194(18)[6]142(13)[5]105(10)[4]86(10)[4]46(7)[3]34(4)[2]23(4)[2]
>= 50 mln USD26(8)[4]21(6)[4]14(5)[3]12(5)[3]8(4)[2]6(3)[2]5(3)[2]
>= 100 mln USD8(3)[4]8(3)[4]6(3)[3]5(3)[3]4(3)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD4(2)[3]4(2)[3]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]

Critical and in Danger (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2007100.00%708,934,931
2Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200799.92%3,672,593,993

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271121 - 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.