Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(17 in Danger Zone)[11 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1266(17)[11]842(9)[8]572(8)[6]383(7)[4]244(6)[4]146(3)[4]74(3)[3]
>= 50 mln USD353(12)[11]233(7)[8]174(6)[6]123(6)[4]84(5)[4]50(3)[4]30(3)[3]
>= 100 mln USD168(7)[8]114(3)[6]85(3)[4]64(3)[3]45(3)[3]30(2)[3]19(2)[3]
>= 200 mln USD81(4)[7]55(3)[5]42(3)[3]28(3)[3]21(3)[3]15(2)[3]12(2)[3]
>= 500 mln USD28(1)[6]20[4]15[2]12[2]11[2]9[2]9[2]

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 gas201699.17%396,188,748
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 preparations201630.35%1,104,263,373

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.