Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Argentina'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.

Argentina

Year: 2008(1 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD306(1)[2]228(1)[2]170[2]115[1]755132
>= 50 mln USD95(1)[2]81(1)[2]65[2]44[1]322213
>= 100 mln USD48(1)[2]44(1)[2]36[2]25[1]20127
>= 200 mln USD26(1)[2]25(1)[2]22[2]14[1]1173
>= 500 mln USD10[1]10[1]8[1]6552

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Trinidad and Tobago2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200861.38%222,767,891
2Areas, nes2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200854.25%1,484,817,649

Partner frequency summary:

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Areas, nes: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.