Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(17 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD211(17)[8]152(14)[6]113(12)[6]84(8)[5]53(6)[3]35(4)[2]17(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD32(7)[7]22(6)[5]14(5)[5]11(4)[4]7(3)[2]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD10(4)[5]6(3)[3]5(3)[3]4(3)[3]2(2)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD5(3)[4]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]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 gas201899.99%721,576,578
2Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201869.94%2,076,773,536
3Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201853.65%56,461,427
4Russian 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 preparations201836.82%231,890,284

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.