Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(14 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1430(14)[10]914(12)[5]620(10)[4]394(6)[3]223(6)[3]116(3)[3]63(2)[3]
>= 50 mln USD422(7)[10]298(7)[5]201(7)[4]137(6)[3]76(6)[3]43(3)[3]25(2)[3]
>= 100 mln USD222(5)[10]155(5)[5]104(5)[4]71(4)[3]45(4)[3]27(3)[3]15(2)[3]
>= 200 mln USD91(3)[9]61(3)[5]45(3)[4]28(3)[3]15(3)[3]11(2)[3]8(1)[3]
>= 500 mln USD25(2)[6]17(2)[3]12(2)[3]8(2)[2]5(2)[2]3(1)[2]3(1)[2]

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 gas201190.33%1,936,825,846

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.