Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, the matrix below shows European Union'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.

European Union

Year: 2012(139 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD3271(139)[7]2330(96)[3]1662(72)[1]1112(44)[1]721(24)[1]425(13)[1]167(7)
>= 50 mln USD1705(89)[7]1260(63)[3]922(48)[1]627(30)[1]418(15)[1]243(9)[1]87(5)
>= 100 mln USD1109(60)[7]838(39)[3]623(28)[1]433(18)[1]300(11)[1]175(5)[1]63(2)
>= 200 mln USD681(40)[7]516(25)[3]397(16)[1]272(10)[1]190(6)[1]112(3)[1]36(1)
>= 500 mln USD274(23)[6]219(16)[2]171(10)116(6)83(4)49(3)13(1)

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Norway271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201287.29%254,067,319
2Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201247.50%10,763,022,690
3Norway271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201246.88%686,785,528
4Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201238.67%21,837,293,937
5Russian Federation271019Petroleum 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 preparations201237.24%32,009,123,889
6Russian Federation271012Petroleum 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 preparations201235.63%6,153,811,305
7Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201232.49%142,044,317,137

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Norway: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 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...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.