Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Jamaica'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.

Jamaica

Year: 2005[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD53[4]48[3]40[2]33[1]27[1]18[1]11[1]
>= 50 mln USD6[3]5[2]4[1]3322
>= 100 mln USD4[2]3[1]22211
>= 200 mln USD2[2]1[1]00000
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]00000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Trinidad and Tobago2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200598.53%39,013,748
2Venezuela2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200551.09%93,373,698
3Trinidad and Tobago2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200548.84%563,145,118
4USA2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200534.35%396,087,150

Partner frequency summary:

Trinidad and Tobago: 2 occurrences

Venezuela: 1 occurrence

USA: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.