Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(7 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD726(7)[2]510(3)349(3)218(2)1417428
>= 50 mln USD396(5)[2]276(2)195(2)121(2)783914
>= 100 mln USD246(3)[2]1701267850247
>= 200 mln USD137(3)[2]93714532153
>= 500 mln USD54(2)[2]4232211451

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201630.71%4,570,893,696
2Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201630.22%13,384,382,379

Partner frequency summary:

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - 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.