Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, the matrix below shows Brazil'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.

Brazil

Year: 2014(8 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1153(8)[8]852(5)[5]658(5)[5]498(5)[3]357(4)[3]248(3)[2]136(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD348(4)[7]265(3)[4]205(3)[4]160(3)[3]125(2)[3]90(2)[2]61(2)[2]
>= 100 mln USD169(3)[6]126(3)[3]100(3)[3]78(3)[2]62(2)[2]47(2)[1]34(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD80(2)[6]59(2)[3]49(2)[3]36(2)[2]30(1)[2]24(1)[1]16(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD24[6]16[3]13[3]11[2]9[2]7[1]4[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Nigeria271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201499.45%69,830,244
2Bolivia (Plurinational State of)271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201497.91%3,943,571,691
3USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201479.67%1,196,152,467
4Nigeria270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201455.19%8,690,078,608
5Argentina271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201454.29%47,889,917
6USA271019Petroleum 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; not light oils and preparations201439.48%4,469,012,386
7Algeria271012Petroleum 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 preparations201431.90%2,178,907,886
8India271019Petroleum 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; not light oils and preparations201431.76%3,595,611,356

Partner frequency summary:

Nigeria: 2 occurrences

USA: 2 occurrences

Bolivia (Plurinational State of): 1 occurrence

Argentina: 1 occurrence

Algeria: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.