Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(5 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1109(5)[1]859(3)[1]658(2)[1]504(1)[1]345(1)[1]203(1)[1]107(1)
>= 50 mln USD362(1)[1]292[1]227[1]180[1]130[1]70[1]36
>= 100 mln USD174[1]154[1]117[1]88[1]66[1]33[1]16
>= 200 mln USD6559473731157
>= 500 mln USD1615129853

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia261400Titanium ores and concentrates201999.62%11,739,039
2Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution201958.36%39,649,473
3Qatar760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201943.37%46,429,681
4Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201935.62%15,897,302
5United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201930.31%86,458,436

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.