Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(18 in Danger Zone)[12 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1262(18)[12]864(11)[6]562(10)[4]354(8)[4]219(6)[4]125(5)[4]66(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD346(12)[12]238(7)[6]164(6)[4]107(5)[4]72(5)[4]44(4)[4]22(1)[3]
>= 100 mln USD164(8)[9]111(4)[5]78(3)[3]52(3)[3]35(3)[3]20(2)[3]12(1)[3]
>= 200 mln USD64(4)[7]42(3)[4]31(3)[3]21(3)[3]15(3)[3]8(2)[3]4(1)[3]
>= 500 mln USD25(3)[7]15(2)[4]12(2)[3]9(2)[3]7(2)[3]5(2)[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 gas201599.86%888,859,597
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 preparations201538.84%1,656,865,305

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.