Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(17 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1742(17)[5]1336(12)[3]1007(10)[2]717(9)[1]490(7)[1]296(4)[1]160(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD582(8)[4]468(6)[2]365(5)[1]274(5)190(5)120(3)58(1)
>= 100 mln USD306(6)[3]240(4)[1]189(3)141(3)103(3)68(2)32(1)
>= 200 mln USD148(5)[3]122(3)[1]94(2)75(2)54(2)38(1)15(1)
>= 500 mln USD49(2)[3]38(1)[1]28231587

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201540.33%7,574,147,926
2Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201530.10%16,588,855,023

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - 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.