Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, the matrix below shows Chile'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.

Chile

Year: 2011(2 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD535(2)[10]424(2)[8]349[6]275[4]222[4]164[3]82[3]
>= 50 mln USD106[9]89[7]75[5]61[3]48[3]41[2]20[2]
>= 100 mln USD56[8]44[6]35[4]27[2]21[2]18[1]11[1]
>= 200 mln USD29[7]20[5]15[3]10[1]9[1]74
>= 500 mln USD10[4]7[2]6[1]5542

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Argentina271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201199.99%79,047,497
2Argentina271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201199.97%47,979,161
3Argentina271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201199.56%100,138,747
4USA271011-- Light oils and preparations201172.42%498,606,756
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 preparations201159.60%4,280,968,614
6USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201150.80%288,836,993
7Argentina271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201144.15%250,987,808
8Brazil270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201142.36%2,751,281,887
9Guinea271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201137.45%606,144,462
10Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201131.72%513,454,583

Partner frequency summary:

Argentina: 4 occurrences

USA: 3 occurrences

Brazil: 1 occurrence

Guinea: 1 occurrence

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

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.