Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(11 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD152(11)[6]133(10)[3]105(6)[2]88(4)[2]72(4)[1]50(2)[1]23(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD31(2)[5]24(1)[2]21(1)[2]19(1)[2]15(1)[1]12(1)[1]5(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD14(2)[5]9(1)[2]9(1)[2]8(1)[2]5(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD5(1)[2]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202099.99%404,838,157
2United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202089.07%43,123,442
3United Arab Emirates271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202073.99%16,244,082
4Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)202073.39%17,947,502
5United Arab Emirates030554Dried herrings, anchovies, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, mackerel (incl Indian, jack, or horse), seerfishes, jacks, crevalles, cobia, silver pomfrets, Pacific saury, scads, capelin, swordfish, Kawakawa, bonitos, marlins, sailfishes, spearfish202051.68%39,042,728
6Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202051.14%23,399,217
7Ukraine071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202049.68%10,465,422
8Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202046.48%14,429,565
9United Arab Emirates710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202042.25%14,158,476
10Kuwait271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202040.33%11,076,445
11Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202036.84%134,831,231

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

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.