Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(18 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1353(18)[8]889(13)[7]567(11)[4]346(5)[3]193(2)[2]111(2)[2]48(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD345(7)[7]244(6)[6]152(5)[4]91(3)[3]55[2]30[2]15[1]
>= 100 mln USD160(2)[6]119(2)[5]79(1)[3]46(1)[2]25[2]14[2]7[1]
>= 200 mln USD70(1)[5]51(1)[4]36[2]20[1]11[1]5[1]2
>= 500 mln USD21(1)[3]17(1)[3]11[2]4[1]4[1]3[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran091020Spices; saffron201494.71%38,065,531
2Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201481.09%16,969,074
3Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201462.97%191,312,576
4Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201462.14%84,186,051
5Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201461.98%77,902,407
6Ukraine150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified201459.54%17,439,731
7Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)201459.54%14,550,448
8Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201454.95%71,692,100
9Ukraine250700Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined201452.74%52,423,910
10Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201451.85%21,022,445
11Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201451.83%25,738,555
12Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201447.08%42,041,595
13Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201441.61%583,770,221
14Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201435.64%46,496,362
15Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201434.91%42,900,602
16Iran080620Fruit, edible; grapes, dried201434.14%12,918,355
17Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell201433.81%23,567,854
18Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201431.55%68,829,512

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Legend:

(n)

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.