Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, the matrix below shows Botswana'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.

Botswana

Year: 2015(1 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD94(1)[2]91(1)[2]87(1)[2]86(1)[2]79(1)[2]64[2]49[2]
>= 50 mln USD10[1]10[1]9[1]9[1]9[1]7[1]5[1]
>= 100 mln USD5[1]5[1]4[1]4[1]4[1]2[1]2[1]
>= 200 mln USD2[1]2[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1South Africa2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201597.98%11,039,721
2South Africa2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201590.64%1,406,808,275

Partner frequency summary:

South Africa: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.