Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(2 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD197(2)[6]168(1)[6]139(1)[6]121(1)[3]101(1)[3]72[2]45[1]
>= 50 mln USD34(1)[5]31[5]29[5]25[3]22[3]14[2]7[1]
>= 100 mln USD13[4]12[4]11[4]8[2]7[2]4[2]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD3[2]3[2]3[2]2[1]1[1]1[1]0
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]0000

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2015100.00%182,540,751
2USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201586.60%273,099,007
3USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201576.12%62,629,115
4USA271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201557.56%10,199,935
5USA271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations201553.41%1,057,491,103
6Mexico270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201550.35%157,021,000

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 4 occurrences

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Mexico: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.