Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Dominican Rep.'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.

Dominican Rep.

Year: 2005[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD78[4]70[4]61[4]51[4]47[4]39[4]26[4]
>= 50 mln USD19[4]18[4]17[4]15[4]14[4]12[4]11[4]
>= 100 mln USD10[3]10[3]9[3]8[3]8[3]8[3]8[3]
>= 200 mln USD5[3]5[3]4[3]4[3]4[3]4[3]4[3]
>= 500 mln USD2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Areas, nes270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude2005100.00%791,695,415
2Areas, nes271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane2005100.00%297,086,503
3Areas, nes271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2005100.00%73,804,843
4Areas, nes271000Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils b200595.44%1,211,470,290

Partner frequency summary:

Areas, nes: 4 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271000 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.