Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(19 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD206(19)[7]147(19)[6]112(15)[5]90(14)[5]59(9)[3]42(8)[3]20(3)
>= 50 mln USD27(7)[6]22(7)[5]15(6)[4]13(6)[4]10(5)[3]9(5)[3]3(3)
>= 100 mln USD10(5)[5]9(5)[4]6(4)[3]5(4)[3]4(3)[2]4(3)[2]2(2)
>= 200 mln USD5(4)[3]5(4)[3]3(3)[2]3(3)[2]2(2)[1]2(2)[1]1(1)
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0

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 gas201984.03%578,722,229
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 preparations201982.67%150,708,500
3Romania271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201981.66%52,589,254
4Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201965.63%2,068,138,982
5Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201965.10%49,540,112
6Russian 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 preparations201944.54%281,675,687
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 preparations201931.31%197,993,076

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.