Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Romania'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.

Romania

Year: 2008(17 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD528(17)[5]347(13)[4]229(11)[4]147(11)[2]96(6)[1]53(4)[1]24(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD83(8)[3]62(5)[2]44(5)[2]35(5)[2]25(4)[1]13(2)[1]5(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD35(5)[3]26(3)[2]20(3)[2]16(3)[2]12(2)[1]8(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD11(3)[3]9(2)[2]6(2)[2]6(2)[2]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD4(2)[3]3(1)[2]2(1)[2]2(1)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

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 gas200896.87%1,901,218,028
2Kazakhstan270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200861.81%3,679,793,154
3Azerbaijan271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200857.27%19,428,946
4Hungary271011-- Light oils and preparations200854.32%45,711,021
5Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200836.12%2,150,758,958

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Kazakhstan: 1 occurrence

Azerbaijan: 1 occurrence

Hungary: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271113 - 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.