Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, the matrix below shows Sri Lanka'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.

Sri Lanka

Year: 2015(10 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD146(10)[5]108(7)[2]78(4)[1]57(3)[1]34(3)[1]21(3)[1]14(1)
>= 50 mln USD45(5)[5]37(2)[2]28(2)[1]21(2)[1]11(2)[1]8(2)[1]5(1)
>= 100 mln USD18(1)[3]15(1)[1]12(1)[1]10(1)[1]6(1)[1]4(1)[1]2
>= 200 mln USD7(1)[3]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1
>= 500 mln USD4(1)[3]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (10 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201596.37%55,868,737
2Russian Federation2524Asbestos201588.18%27,889,730
3United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201580.74%609,169,645
4United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire201557.21%29,818,812
5United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought201548.67%13,182,848
6United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201547.69%19,760,549
7Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201544.28%36,518,177
8Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201539.40%57,745,547
9Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201538.38%60,757,260
10United Arab Emirates2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201536.33%57,639,044

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 6 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

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.