Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(21 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD187(21)[9]128(18)[6]94(16)[5]80(13)[5]52(11)[3]36(8)[3]22(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD23(8)[7]17(7)[6]15(6)[5]12(6)[5]9(6)[3]7(5)[3]4(3)[2]
>= 100 mln USD8(4)[4]6(4)[4]5(3)[3]5(3)[3]4(3)[3]4(3)[3]3(3)[2]
>= 200 mln USD5(4)[3]5(4)[3]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]
>= 500 mln USD4(3)[3]4(3)[3]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]

Critical and in Danger (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2013100.00%1,017,820,861
2Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201394.68%4,248,776,986
3Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201346.11%618,586,085
4Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201334.49%56,462,261

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.