Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(6 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD507(6)[2]285(4)[2]154(2)[1]91(1)[1]47[1]22[1]7[1]
>= 50 mln USD324(6)[2]184(4)[2]103(2)[1]55(1)[1]28[1]14[1]3[1]
>= 100 mln USD251(5)[2]141(3)[2]76(1)[1]36[1]16[1]10[1]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD170(4)[2]97(3)[2]50(1)[1]20[1]10[1]8[1]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD83(1)[2]56(1)[2]28[1]12[1]7[1]5[1]2[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7406Copper; powders and flakes202166.65%57,330,464
2Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202152.31%370,757,857
3Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal202148.19%2,564,607,177
4Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought202142.13%470,522,158
5Russian 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 constituents202135.73%480,384,685
6Russian Federation8108Titanium; articles thereof, including waste and scrap202133.98%186,934,573

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 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.