Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(4 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD369(4)[2]244(2)163(1)106693718
>= 50 mln USD117(2)[2]76593622138
>= 100 mln USD63(2)[2]40332416106
>= 200 mln USD34(2)[2]191613964
>= 500 mln USD15(1)[2]864310

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal compounds, of a kind uses principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.49201754.09%16,684,997
2Russian Federation2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences201748.07%10,291,621
3Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201734.62%351,843,466
4Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201730.31%1,058,452,413

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.