Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(5 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD395(5)[6]316(3)[4]263(2)[4]212(2)[4]163(2)[3]120(2)[3]68[2]
>= 50 mln USD71(1)[2]63[2]55[2]46[2]36[2]34[2]22[1]
>= 100 mln USD30[2]27[2]26[2]23[2]19[2]18[2]12[1]
>= 200 mln USD14[2]13[2]13[2]13[2]12[2]11[2]7[1]
>= 500 mln USD6[2]6[2]6[2]6[2]6[2]6[2]3[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates870530Vehicles; fire fighting vehicles202083.44%10,308,505
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202083.12%21,165,003
3Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202042.84%11,390,470
4United Arab Emirates271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202036.11%21,633,891
5Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202031.42%58,327,311

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - 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.