Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(13 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD753(13)[5]502(11)[4]334(10)[4]220(7)[3]145(4)[3]80(2)[1]40(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD169(3)[5]117(3)[4]77(2)[4]51(1)[3]35[3]18[1]12[1]
>= 100 mln USD63[3]42[3]30[3]20[2]13[2]5[1]2[1]
>= 200 mln USD26[2]22[2]15[2]9[1]5[1]3[1]1[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 gas202596.93%1,710,499,162
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 preparations202576.29%99,260,157
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 minerals202571.34%140,550,639
4Kazakhstan270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202559.57%2,771,862,878
5Egypt271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202534.25%51,418,277

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.