Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, the matrix below shows Mexico'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.

Mexico

Year: 2011(5 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1746(5)[8]1505(3)[6]1247(2)[5]979(2)[5]754(2)[5]527(1)[4]308[3]
>= 50 mln USD661(2)[6]597(1)[5]507[5]401[5]314[5]218[4]115[3]
>= 100 mln USD367(2)[6]335(1)[5]289[5]233[5]187[5]133[4]70[3]
>= 200 mln USD172(2)[6]159(1)[5]138[5]111[5]90[5]65[4]35[3]
>= 500 mln USD77[5]69[5]61[5]48[5]38[5]29[4]16[3]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates201186.48%42,237,107
2Ukraine720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon201173.89%10,136,524
3Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201141.05%211,162,770
4Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201135.35%230,781,316
5Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201132.17%28,703,019

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.