Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(16 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD160(16)[3]105(13)[3]67(8)[3]37(7)[2]25(3)[2]20(3)[2]8(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD32(8)[3]25(7)[3]16(3)[3]9(3)[2]9(3)[2]9(3)[2]4(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD13(5)[3]11(5)[3]7(3)[3]5(3)[2]5(3)[2]5(3)[2]3(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD6(4)[3]5(4)[3]4(3)[3]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[3]3(2)[3]3(2)[3]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200891.40%4,482,644,597
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200885.28%1,225,503,825

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.