Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, the matrix below shows Switzerland'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.

Switzerland

Year: 2019(2 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1089(2)[5]752(2)[4]507(1)[3]298(1)[2]162(1)[1]80(1)35(1)
>= 50 mln USD258(1)[4]181(1)[3]124[2]70[1]32134
>= 100 mln USD110(1)[4]78(1)[3]53[2]37[1]1651
>= 200 mln USD55(1)[4]40(1)[3]30[2]21[1]841
>= 500 mln USD21(1)[3]19(1)[3]13[2]9[1]321

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Belgium271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201978.02%18,798,406
2Germany271012Petroleum 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 preparations201962.09%701,222,487
3Germany271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201958.80%704,458,418
4Germany271019Petroleum 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 preparations201942.34%1,697,461,206
5Nigeria270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201933.65%440,043,364

Partner frequency summary:

Germany: 3 occurrences

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Nigeria: 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...

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.