Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(8 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1784(8)[7]1483(5)[7]1219(4)[7]959(3)[7]731(3)[7]510(2)[7]313(2)[6]
>= 50 mln USD680(3)[7]587(1)[7]499(1)[7]389(1)[7]297(1)[7]202(1)[7]120(1)[6]
>= 100 mln USD379(2)[6]326[6]285[6]224[6]166[6]117[6]70[5]
>= 200 mln USD188[6]169[6]147[6]112[6]84[6]63[6]37[5]
>= 500 mln USD81[5]74[5]66[5]48[5]35[5]24[5]14[4]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms2017100.00%18,103,384
2Russian Federation310551Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates201799.46%60,319,496
3Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201771.67%11,940,850
4Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201755.93%37,356,711
5Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201745.79%25,429,014
6Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon201736.20%18,404,897
7Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201735.93%132,852,647
8Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201731.96%136,186,538

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

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.