Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(13 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD719(13)[5]483(13)[4]298(8)[4]186(5)[3]122(3)[1]70(2)[1]35(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD157(2)[4]117(2)[4]73(1)[4]46(1)[3]27[1]18[1]14[1]
>= 100 mln USD66[3]53[3]32[3]20[2]13[1]8[1]5[1]
>= 200 mln USD27[2]20[2]14[2]7[1]5[1]4[1]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD7[2]5[2]4[2]2[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bulgaria271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202497.76%821,324,083
2Hungary271012Petroleum 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 preparations202469.05%90,143,989
3Hungary271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals202462.70%131,794,243
4Kazakhstan270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202453.86%2,678,058,955
5Egypt271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202433.70%43,057,127

Partner frequency summary:

Hungary: 2 occurrences

Bulgaria: 1 occurrence

Kazakhstan: 1 occurrence

Egypt: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271020 - 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.