Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(3 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD576(3)[8]457(3)[7]365(2)[6]298(2)[6]242(2)[6]168(1)[4]76(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD124[6]101[5]85[4]69[4]62[4]45[2]15[1]
>= 100 mln USD61[5]50[4]40[3]30[3]26[3]20[1]6
>= 200 mln USD27[5]22[4]18[3]15[3]13[3]10[1]3
>= 500 mln USD11[3]8[2]7[2]7[2]7[2]5[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201297.09%11,493,184
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201279.00%25,380,249
3Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201247.64%14,859,191

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

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.