Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(13 in Danger Zone)[12 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1425(13)[12]903(10)[7]588(9)[5]386(6)[4]230(3)[4]129(1)[4]64(1)[4]
>= 50 mln USD397(8)[12]271(6)[7]189(6)[5]121(4)[4]77(3)[4]42(1)[4]25(1)[4]
>= 100 mln USD211(6)[12]146(5)[7]103(5)[5]61(3)[4]43(2)[4]26(1)[4]14(1)[4]
>= 200 mln USD94(4)[10]66(3)[7]49(3)[5]34(3)[4]24(2)[4]16(1)[4]10(1)[4]
>= 500 mln USD25(3)[7]19(2)[5]12(2)[3]7(2)[3]4(1)[3]4(1)[3]4(1)[3]

Critical and in Danger (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2012100.00%1,361,018,487
2Russian Federation271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations201233.56%2,085,541,504

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.