Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(9 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD632(9)462(7)337(4)231(4)156(2)103(1)49(1)
>= 50 mln USD156(4)119(4)87(2)66(2)47(2)31(1)19(1)
>= 100 mln USD77(3)56(3)41(2)33(2)23(2)15(1)12(1)
>= 200 mln USD35(1)26(1)20(1)14(1)8(1)4(1)4(1)
>= 500 mln USD141064200

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200497.88%266,669,936
2Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200479.65%114,293,874
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 10mm200464.08%45,890,700
4Ukraine720836Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200460.19%26,522,154
5Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200447.32%87,850,363
6Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm200445.98%116,060,863
7United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200442.90%16,912,978
8Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200432.05%38,385,927
9Bahrain760692Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)200431.55%13,669,728

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 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.