Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(24 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1397(24)[10]943(15)[7]619(10)[5]421(9)[4]279(7)[4]159(3)[3]83(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD423(12)[10]301(9)[7]215(5)[5]152(5)[4]113(5)[4]64(2)[3]31(1)[3]
>= 100 mln USD210(8)[9]153(5)[6]117(3)[4]85(3)[3]65(3)[3]38(1)[2]17[2]
>= 200 mln USD101(5)[7]78(3)[5]59(2)[3]45(2)[3]34(2)[3]17(1)[2]10[2]
>= 500 mln USD33(3)[6]25(2)[4]22(2)[3]17(2)[3]13(2)[3]9(1)[2]5[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 gas201870.38%669,464,785

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.