Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(7 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD493(7)[2]294(4)[2]169(2)[1]83(1)[1]46[1]23[1]5[1]
>= 50 mln USD315(5)[2]184(3)[2]108(1)[1]53[1]27[1]14[1]3[1]
>= 100 mln USD231(3)[2]136(1)[2]76[1]36[1]18[1]12[1]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD155(3)[2]92(1)[2]51[1]21[1]10[1]6[1]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD73(1)[2]47[2]27[1]10[1]5[1]4[1]1[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Special Categories2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201996.94%30,405,642,711
2Netherlands2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201945.09%10,994,004,774

Partner frequency summary:

Special Categories: 1 occurrence

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.