Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(15 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1355(15)[5]897(12)[5]595(9)[3]375(6)[2]216(3)[2]113(1)[2]45(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD357(6)[2]243(5)[2]160(4)[2]100(3)[1]55(1)[1]36[1]14
>= 100 mln USD160(3)[2]118(2)[2]80(2)[2]51(2)[1]29[1]18[1]9
>= 200 mln USD74[2]55[2]38[2]27[1]15[1]10[1]5
>= 500 mln USD20[1]15[1]10[1]7[1]3[1]2[1]1

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Netherlands271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201193.13%29,322,318
2Algeria271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201187.47%4,041,714,894
3Algeria271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201156.49%418,254,138
4Italy271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201147.19%47,521,266
5Portugal271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201140.00%40,283,660

Partner frequency summary:

Algeria: 2 occurrences

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

Portugal: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - 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.