Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, the matrix below shows China'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.

China

Year: 2011(38 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1739(38)[5]1090(27)[3]721(17)[2]478(12)[1]314(8)[1]181(6)[1]102(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD824(26)[4]523(18)[2]346(10)[2]220(6)[1]143(5)[1]82(4)[1]45(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD527(22)[4]333(15)[2]213(7)[2]132(3)[1]81(2)[1]43(1)[1]29(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD329(16)[4]211(11)[2]130(4)[2]88(1)[1]55(1)[1]30(1)[1]22(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD156(9)[3]105(6)[2]64(2)[2]44(1)[1]27(1)[1]16(1)[1]12(1)[1]

Critical and in Danger (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201135.63%2,052,760,684
2Qatar271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201131.86%380,101,864

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.