Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(13 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD880(13)[8]665(8)[5]526(7)[5]400(7)[5]302(6)[4]227(5)[2]141(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD223(8)[6]177(5)[3]140(4)[3]103(4)[3]83(3)[2]72(2)[1]48(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD121(4)[6]96(2)[3]75(2)[3]54(2)[3]44(1)[2]40(1)[1]27(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD52(4)[6]42(2)[3]36(2)[3]27(2)[3]20(1)[2]18(1)[1]13(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD18(1)[5]13[3]13[3]10[3]8[2]6[1]5[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bolivia (Plurinational State of)271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2016100.00%1,415,993,200
2Nigeria271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201692.61%18,184,313
3USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201677.53%516,684,730
4Argentina271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201677.02%35,713,713
5USA271019Petroleum 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 preparations201664.80%2,645,109,387
6Nigeria270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201634.12%1,026,842,777
7Nigeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201633.92%275,107,584
8Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201630.14%907,089,313

Partner frequency summary:

Nigeria: 3 occurrences

USA: 2 occurrences

Bolivia (Plurinational State of): 1 occurrence

Argentina: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.