Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, the matrix below shows Rep. of Korea'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.

Rep. of Korea

Year: 2002(23 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD997(23)[3]774(15)[1]606(12)[1]436(11)[1]311(6)[1]186(3)[1]101(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD250(10)[2]199(4)157(4)117(3)86(1)5929
>= 100 mln USD112(6)[2]83(3)60(3)45(2)32(1)249
>= 200 mln USD48(4)[2]38(2)31(2)21(1)13113
>= 500 mln USD10(1)[1]511000

Critical and in Danger (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200232.70%6,278,521,025
2Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200232.54%266,119,988

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271112 - 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.