Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(18 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1616(18)[8]1054(13)[7]707(8)[4]465(4)[4]284(3)[3]157(2)[2]70(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD474(7)[5]336(5)[4]216(4)[2]147(2)[2]88(2)[1]52(1)[1]23(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD259(4)[5]185(2)[4]123(2)[2]86(1)[2]49(1)[1]33(1)[1]17(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD109(1)[5]83[4]57[2]41[2]22[1]15[1]9[1]
>= 500 mln USD42[3]35[3]22[2]15[2]9[1]5[1]4[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran091020Spices; saffron202292.24%41,148,352
2Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202290.03%124,216,589
3Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202276.74%82,245,468
4Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202266.84%37,231,618
5Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202258.17%124,889,952
6Saudi Arabia290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene202255.07%78,016,867
7Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202254.55%16,852,966
8Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202253.94%11,519,787
9Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate202246.71%52,484,352
10Saudi Arabia292215Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, triethanolamine202246.33%14,077,042
11Saudi Arabia290943Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol202245.80%12,486,996
12Saudi Arabia291614Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid202243.09%30,720,201
13Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202241.12%15,730,288
14Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202237.83%411,311,810
15Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets202236.91%27,725,426
16Ukraine100390Cereals; barley, other than seed202234.82%157,575,510
17Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane202233.93%24,740,731
18Russian Federation100290Cereals; rye, other than seed202231.13%25,505,304

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

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.