Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(15 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1084(15)[4]859(8)[1]651(7)[1]481(3)[1]351(3)[1]228(1)[1]112(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD275(8)[3]223(3)176(3)130(1)99(1)6830
>= 100 mln USD120(6)[3]99(2)80(2)55382711
>= 200 mln USD62(3)[2]54(1)44(1)2920178
>= 500 mln USD14(1)[1]1062110

Critical and in Danger (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200337.19%156,975,775
2Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200332.69%299,560,621
3Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200332.11%7,412,652,862

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.