Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, the matrix below shows Australia'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.

Australia

Year: 2017(3 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1144(3)[4]862(2)[1]670[1]498[1]348[1]20188
>= 50 mln USD334[4]271[1]217[1]168[1]122[1]6131
>= 100 mln USD169[4]141[1]110[1]83[1]58[1]2915
>= 200 mln USD64[3]56443228149
>= 500 mln USD20[3]161211964

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201743.57%21,227,061
2Qatar760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201742.11%44,886,016
3Russian Federation283325Sulphates; of copper201737.73%14,742,499

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

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.