Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(24 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD197(24)[7]142(17)[4]114(13)[4]84(11)[4]60(9)[3]39(8)[2]21(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD26(8)[6]21(6)[4]15(6)[4]13(6)[4]10(5)[3]5(4)[2]2(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD12(6)[5]9(5)[3]9(5)[3]8(5)[3]6(4)[2]4(3)[2]2(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD6(3)[4]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2017100.00%603,879,855
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 preparations201783.87%138,338,383
3Romania271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201776.06%58,779,292
4Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201769.10%1,824,750,495
5Russian 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 preparations201739.18%260,704,499
6Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201737.24%36,760,892
7Romania271019Petroleum 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 preparations201731.34%208,513,029

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Romania: 3 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...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.