Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(11 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1721(11)[3]1110(9)[2]721(7)[2]440(4)[1]255(3)[1]143(2)[1]53(1)
>= 50 mln USD567(5)[3]369(4)[2]250(3)[2]149(1)[1]83[1]46[1]15
>= 100 mln USD297(3)[3]200(3)[2]148(2)[2]93(1)[1]55[1]31[1]11
>= 200 mln USD130(1)[3]90(1)[2]72(1)[2]46[1]30[1]16[1]4
>= 500 mln USD43(1)[2]37(1)[2]29(1)[2]23[1]16[1]9[1]2

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Belgium271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200981.94%9,975,369,050
2Algeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200956.86%2,466,346,491
3Norway271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200930.16%223,198,721

Partner frequency summary:

Belgium: 1 occurrence

Algeria: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.