Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(2 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD218(2)[2]157(2)[2]108(2)[2]68(1)[2]46[2]30[2]20[2]
>= 50 mln USD42(1)[2]32(1)[2]28(1)[2]24(1)[2]16[2]10[2]6[2]
>= 100 mln USD17[2]15[2]13[2]12[2]9[2]6[2]4[2]
>= 200 mln USD8[1]6[1]6[1]6[1]5[1]3[1]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous202569.83%54,933,317
2United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought202556.71%17,124,849

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.