Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(16 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD167(16)[5]124(13)[4]91(10)[4]65(7)[4]44(5)[3]23(3)[2]13(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD22(5)[4]14(5)[3]10(5)[3]8(4)[3]6(4)[3]5(3)[2]3(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD9(4)[3]7(4)[2]7(4)[2]7(4)[2]5(4)[2]4(3)[1]3(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD4(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]00

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2016100.00%481,155,565
2Romania271012Petroleum 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; light oils and preparations201680.26%89,026,959
3Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201677.94%1,476,561,293
4Romania271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201669.36%39,774,420
5Romania271019Petroleum 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 preparations201636.42%183,266,611

Partner frequency summary:

Romania: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.