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(2 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD23(2)13(2)6(1)5(1)3(1)10
>= 50 mln USD9(1)4(1)3(1)2(1)2(1)10
>= 100 mln USD8(1)3(1)3(1)2(1)2(1)10
>= 200 mln USD3(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00
>= 500 mln USD3(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200777.00%4,607,544,100
2Russian Federation78Lead and articles thereof200742.18%19,678,425

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Legend:

(n)

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

[n]

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