Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(73 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1987(73)[5]1337(59)[3]904(41)[1]605(28)412(16)248(11)130(6)
>= 50 mln USD1011(44)[5]675(34)[3]467(24)[1]315(16)214(8)126(7)67(3)
>= 100 mln USD673(31)[4]459(23)[2]311(15)[1]215(11)149(6)87(5)43(2)
>= 200 mln USD434(23)[4]307(16)[2]215(11)[1]149(9)102(4)61(4)35(2)
>= 500 mln USD219(10)[4]159(8)[2]107(6)[1]78(5)55(2)37(2)24(1)

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Turkmenistan271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202158.32%6,791,692,085
2USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202140.73%5,152,998,370
3Rep. of Korea271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202140.34%96,272,087
4Australia271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202136.98%16,301,067,899
5Malaysia271019Petroleum 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 preparations202133.08%3,744,838,015

Partner frequency summary:

Turkmenistan: 1 occurrence

USA: 1 occurrence

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

Australia: 1 occurrence

Malaysia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - 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.