Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Colombia'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.

Colombia

Year: 2008[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD272[2]206[1]146[1]85[1]54[1]2912
>= 50 mln USD70[2]54[1]44[1]29[1]21[1]115
>= 100 mln USD25[1]21[1]19[1]13[1]10[1]32
>= 200 mln USD10[1]8[1]8[1]5[1]5[1]00
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]00

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200870.90%1,080,418,209
2Trinidad and Tobago2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200837.03%91,910,087

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 1 occurrence

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

Legend:

(n)

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.