Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, the matrix below shows Singapore'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.

Singapore

Year: 2003(8 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD537(8)406(5)274(4)194(4)133(2)89(1)53(1)
>= 50 mln USD117(3)91(3)67(3)53(3)43(2)30(1)16(1)
>= 100 mln USD48(1)39(1)27(1)20(1)16(1)10(1)6(1)
>= 200 mln USD21181210843
>= 500 mln USD7765511

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200396.90%179,662,443
2Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200374.03%90,985,388
3Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200362.12%34,359,640
4Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200361.65%66,391,571
5Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200348.81%41,220,787
6Ukraine720836Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200338.77%11,454,702
7United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200335.68%11,375,125
8Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200335.12%24,272,109

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

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.