Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, the matrix below shows Spain'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.

Spain

Year: 2002(13 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD968(13)[5]641(8)[4]435(7)[1]271(4)[1]173(4)[1]98(2)41(2)
>= 50 mln USD165(1)[5]121(1)[4]89[1]67[1]37[1]2111
>= 100 mln USD63(1)[3]42(1)[2]35[1]29[1]16[1]105
>= 200 mln USD32(1)[2]20(1)[2]15[1]13[1]7[1]31
>= 500 mln USD7[2]4[2]3[1]2[1]2[1]00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran080250- Pistachios200293.41%49,256,797
2Iran091020Spices; saffron200290.22%14,079,081
3Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200276.92%40,119,271
4Ukraine100200Rye.200274.59%34,123,031
5Russian Federation721123Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon200257.24%13,504,984
6Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms200254.91%33,563,568
7Russian Federation030360- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding Livers and roes200253.21%14,830,407
8Ukraine100190- Other200240.07%286,103,354
9Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200238.14%20,343,336
10Ukraine071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried200237.28%12,399,329
11Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200236.13%27,803,373
12Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200235.53%26,082,584
13Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200232.30%13,395,908

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 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.