Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Belgium'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.

Belgium

Year: 2008(15 in Danger Zone)[9 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1653(15)[9]1087(12)[7]709(8)[5]448(7)[4]266(3)[3]144(2)[3]67(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD541(11)[8]370(8)[6]248(5)[4]158(5)[3]92(2)[2]52(2)[2]27(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD289(6)[8]197(4)[6]137(2)[4]91(2)[3]61(1)[2]34(1)[2]17(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD141(4)[7]98(3)[5]71(2)[3]44(2)[2]33(1)[2]21(1)[2]11(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD38(2)[5]26(1)[4]20(1)[3]14(1)[2]10(1)[2]9(1)[2]5(1)[1]

Critical and in Danger (1 record, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2008100.00%1,257,426,241

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - 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.