Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, the matrix below shows Germany'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.

Germany

Year: 2014(7 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD501(7)[2]295(3)[2]164(1)[1]101[1]49[1]24[1]7[1]
>= 50 mln USD316(4)[2]188(1)[2]100[1]62[1]31[1]16[1]5[1]
>= 100 mln USD250(3)[2]148(1)[2]74[1]45[1]21[1]9[1]4[1]
>= 200 mln USD166(3)[2]101(1)[2]49[1]28[1]14[1]6[1]3[1]
>= 500 mln USD87(1)[2]57(1)[2]29[1]18[1]11[1]5[1]3[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7406Copper; powders and flakes201457.83%47,529,574
2Russian Federation3103Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, phosphatic201448.50%22,874,385
3Russian Federation2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents201440.67%795,608,458
4Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201439.75%98,600,107
5Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201439.27%476,878,411
6Russian Federation7603Aluminium; powders and flakes201438.72%36,460,352
7Russian Federation8108Titanium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap201438.40%303,164,338

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 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.