Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(5 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD487(5)[2]369(3)[2]280(2)[2]219(2)[2]157(1)[2]98(1)[1]60(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD81(2)[2]67(2)[2]53(1)[2]42(1)[2]35(1)[2]21(1)[1]11(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD35[2]29[2]24[2]21[2]17[2]11[1]6[1]
>= 200 mln USD15[2]14[2]12[2]10[2]8[2]7[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD8[2]7[2]6[2]5[2]5[2]4[1]2[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 solution201595.03%67,535,492
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 10mm201562.97%12,514,245
3Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201544.81%85,156,091
4Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201535.66%20,969,105
5Russian Federation880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg201533.41%34,315,974

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.