Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(8 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD372(8)[5]270(7)[4]190(4)[2]125(4)[2]73(2)[1]46(2)[1]22(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD52(3)[3]38(2)[2]32(2)[2]24(2)[2]14(1)[1]10(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD20(2)[3]14(1)[2]12(1)[2]10(1)[2]6(1)[1]5(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD5(2)[3]4(1)[2]3(1)[2]3(1)[2]2(1)[1]2(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 gas200998.27%637,153,965
2Kazakhstan270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200960.13%1,869,518,020
3Kazakhstan271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200942.10%18,772,600
4Hungary271011-- Light oils and preparations200940.19%20,976,628
5Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200936.83%1,145,101,501

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Kazakhstan: 2 occurrences

Hungary: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

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.