Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(5 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1802(5)[6]1541(2)[5]1295(1)[5]1023(1)[5]771(1)[5]531(1)[4]322(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD700(3)[6]623(2)[5]543(1)[5]438(1)[5]331(1)[5]226(1)[4]131(1)[3]
>= 100 mln USD381(2)[6]340(1)[5]299[5]243[5]194[5]133[4]77[3]
>= 200 mln USD187(1)[5]169(1)[5]156[5]128[5]101[5]70[4]40[3]
>= 500 mln USD80[5]71[5]65[5]53[5]41[5]29[4]18[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 phosphates201297.12%62,254,521
2Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201244.55%203,352,126
3Russian Federation722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products201234.86%16,495,073
4Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201231.39%149,919,720
5Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201231.07%37,293,313

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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.