Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(14 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD858(14)[1]620(9)432(7)300(7)189(6)114(3)71(1)
>= 50 mln USD229(9)[1]164(8)111(7)83(7)57(6)34(3)24(1)
>= 100 mln USD137(9)[1]107(8)74(7)55(7)37(6)20(3)12(1)
>= 200 mln USD65(8)[1]52(7)37(6)30(6)24(6)16(3)8(1)
>= 500 mln USD20(2)[1]16(1)13(1)9(1)8(1)42

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201095.53%287,360,501
2Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201085.01%363,337,869
3Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201080.09%222,156,870
4Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201079.97%479,070,881
5Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201075.36%243,095,660
6Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201074.40%519,531,809
7Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201069.94%133,569,655
8Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201045.20%203,458,478
9Qatar290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901201040.37%13,864,503
10Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201034.38%22,880,966
11Bahrain760692Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)201034.01%20,109,131
12Ukraine720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208201033.31%41,535,971
13Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201030.55%7,341,977,222
14Iran290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201030.43%26,722,394

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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.