Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(18 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1406(18)[4]1104(14)[1]838(10)639(7)458(6)292(4)146(3)
>= 50 mln USD412(8)[4]339(5)[1]272(4)206(3)148(2)96(1)36
>= 100 mln USD217(5)[3]172(3)136(2)100(1)69(1)5020
>= 200 mln USD110(4)[3]85(2)68(1)54(1)37(1)2611
>= 500 mln USD38(1)[1]2924181195

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, crude200631.30%17,488,148,892
2Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200630.00%434,174,328

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.