Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(3 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD660(3)[7]515(2)[4]373(1)[2]260(1)[2]177(1)[2]122(1)[2]65(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD131(1)[5]102(1)[3]84[2]56[2]42[2]32[2]18[1]
>= 100 mln USD52[4]42[3]38[2]30[2]24[2]17[2]11[1]
>= 200 mln USD14[4]11[3]9[2]8[2]8[2]6[2]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD6[3]4[3]3[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201195.82%12,065,251
2Russian Federation292610Nitrile-function compounds; acrylonitrile201148.83%59,604,511
3Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201137.08%44,558,415

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.