Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(5 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD558(5)[2]434(4)[2]334(3)[2]255(2)[2]197(1)[2]134(1)[1]71[1]
>= 50 mln USD96(2)[2]80(1)[2]62(1)[2]48(1)[2]39(1)[2]29(1)[1]14[1]
>= 100 mln USD39[2]32[2]27[2]20[2]17[2]13[1]7[1]
>= 200 mln USD19[2]16[2]14[2]10[2]10[2]8[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD8[2]8[2]7[2]6[2]6[2]5[1]4[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201481.66%67,787,588
2Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm201465.97%28,108,054
3Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201457.41%16,659,925
4Russian Federation880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg201443.91%34,679,839
5Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201436.52%63,710,074

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

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.