Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(19 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD174(19)[6]120(16)[5]91(13)[5]73(10)[5]44(8)[4]24(5)[3]17(4)[2]
>= 50 mln USD20(7)[4]16(7)[4]13(7)[4]11(6)[4]9(6)[4]6(5)[3]4(4)[2]
>= 100 mln USD6(5)[3]6(5)[3]6(5)[3]6(5)[3]5(5)[3]5(5)[3]4(4)[2]
>= 200 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]

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 gas2015100.00%781,277,177
2Russian Federation271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2015100.00%100,276,136
3Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201582.52%1,852,538,993
4Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201533.52%31,532,931

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.