Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows Oman'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.

Oman

Year: 2025(145 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD254(145)[2]194(117)[2]141(86)[2]106(62)[2]72(43)[2]43(27)[2]16(11)[1]
>= 50 mln USD66(26)[2]49(21)[2]39(15)[2]32(12)[2]27(10)[2]18(9)[2]6(5)[1]
>= 100 mln USD35(13)[2]27(12)[2]21(9)[2]20(9)[2]17(8)[2]12(7)[2]6(5)[1]
>= 200 mln USD17(8)[1]15(7)[1]12(6)[1]12(6)[1]11(5)[1]8(4)[1]3(2)
>= 500 mln USD4(3)[1]4(3)[1]4(3)[1]4(3)[1]3(2)[1]2(2)[1]0

Critical and in Danger (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iraq2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202598.77%157,311,651
2Kuwait2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202582.88%3,175,936,203

Partner frequency summary:

Iraq: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

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.