Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Costa Rica'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.

Costa Rica

Year: 2005(2 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD85(2)[2]70(1)[2]54[2]44[2]32[1]23[1]12
>= 50 mln USD12[1]12[1]11[1]7[1]651
>= 100 mln USD4[1]4[1]4[1]3[1]221
>= 200 mln USD1110000
>= 500 mln USD1110000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Venezuela2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200582.08%32,667,391
2Venezuela2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200568.70%140,812,352

Partner frequency summary:

Venezuela: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.