Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Portugal'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.

Portugal

Year: 2005(3 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD528(3)[4]402(3)[3]295(1)[3]204(1)[2]135[2]88[2]45[2]
>= 50 mln USD87(2)[3]73(2)[3]58(1)[3]43(1)[2]31[2]24[2]13[2]
>= 100 mln USD34[3]28[3]23[3]19[2]16[2]12[2]7[2]
>= 200 mln USD12[2]9[2]8[2]7[2]6[2]6[2]3[2]
>= 500 mln USD4[1]4[1]4[1]3[1]3[1]3[1]2[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Spain271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas2005100.00%650,888,280
2Nigeria271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200593.99%264,340,043
3United Kingdom271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200554.65%128,660,798
4United Kingdom271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200538.74%39,069,301

Partner frequency summary:

United Kingdom: 2 occurrences

Spain: 1 occurrence

Nigeria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - 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.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.