Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows France'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.

France

Year: 2005(6 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1709(6)[3]1058(4)[2]692(3)[2]432(1)[2]262(1)[2]132(1)[1]52
>= 50 mln USD562(5)[2]343(4)[2]236(3)[2]147(1)[2]84(1)[2]45(1)[1]21
>= 100 mln USD258(2)[2]164(2)[2]119(2)[2]80(1)[2]46(1)[2]26(1)[1]13
>= 200 mln USD108(1)[2]74(1)[2]59(1)[2]41(1)[2]26(1)[2]14(1)[1]8
>= 500 mln USD36[2]29[2]21[2]16[2]11[2]6[1]5

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Algeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200582.49%1,776,263,123
2Belgium271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200576.04%6,765,145,733
3Italy271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200535.33%18,264,683

Partner frequency summary:

Algeria: 1 occurrence

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - 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.