Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(15 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1436(15)[10]929(11)[7]629(7)[5]401(4)[4]269(2)[4]159(1)[3]78[3]
>= 50 mln USD448(11)[10]319(8)[7]224(5)[5]151(3)[4]104(1)[4]65[3]32[3]
>= 100 mln USD226(5)[10]172(4)[7]124(2)[5]88(1)[4]60[4]37[3]15[3]
>= 200 mln USD121(3)[7]99(2)[6]72(1)[4]49(1)[3]33[3]21[2]9[2]
>= 500 mln USD37(3)[6]27(2)[5]21(1)[3]13(1)[2]10[2]7[1]4[1]

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 gas202342.93%2,612,571,969
2Russian Federation271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202331.06%1,890,173,908

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.