Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Philippines'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.

Philippines

Year: 2008(1 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD196(1)[2]129(1)[2]84(1)[1]48(1)[1]27174
>= 50 mln USD47(1)[2]31(1)[2]20(1)[1]13(1)[1]851
>= 100 mln USD25(1)[2]17(1)[2]13(1)[1]9(1)[1]430
>= 200 mln USD12(1)[2]10(1)[2]8(1)[1]6(1)[1]220
>= 500 mln USD7(1)[2]5(1)[2]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]110

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200865.00%4,994,644,932
2Singapore2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200840.80%1,580,951,205

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Singapore: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.