Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(22 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1294(22)[5]995(13)[3]747(10)559(9)385(6)247(4)120(2)
>= 50 mln USD366(10)[5]293(4)[3]221(3)175(3)125(3)88(2)32
>= 100 mln USD196(5)[4]158(2)[2]118(1)91(1)61(1)4414
>= 200 mln USD102(4)[4]84(2)[2]61(1)44(1)24(1)168
>= 500 mln USD31(2)[2]24(1)[1]1812632

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200543.19%512,684,954
2Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200532.91%245,421,379
3Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200531.04%13,226,020,687

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.