Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(5 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1738(5)[4]1070(4)[2]681(1)[2]431(1)[2]269[1]14651
>= 50 mln USD583(4)[3]350(4)[2]237(1)[2]154(1)[2]94[1]5123
>= 100 mln USD300(3)[3]195(3)[2]141(1)[2]95(1)[2]56[1]3115
>= 200 mln USD125(2)[2]90(2)[2]67(1)[2]51(1)[2]32[1]157
>= 500 mln USD38[2]30[2]22[2]18[2]8[1]52

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Belgium271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200678.89%8,653,672,230
2Algeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200668.22%2,302,965,916
3Algeria271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200638.62%138,995,417
4Belgium271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene200630.69%14,750,175

Partner frequency summary:

Belgium: 2 occurrences

Algeria: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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.