Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(17 in Danger Zone)[12 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1476(17)[12]967(14)[7]623(10)[6]399(7)[5]246(6)[4]157(3)[3]59(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD437(8)[11]304(7)[6]206(6)[5]139(4)[4]85(4)[3]55(2)[2]25(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD213(4)[11]146(3)[6]102(3)[5]70(1)[4]47(1)[3]33(1)[2]17(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD98(3)[6]66(2)[4]46(2)[3]33(1)[2]23(1)[2]18(1)[2]11(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD32(1)[6]21(1)[4]18(1)[3]12(1)[2]11(1)[2]8(1)[2]7(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 gas200997.31%1,609,742,428

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.