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(6 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD403(6)[1]252(5)143(3)79(2)43(1)2611
>= 50 mln USD166(6)[1]111(5)56(3)32(2)17(1)107
>= 100 mln USD104(6)[1]67(5)36(3)23(2)13(1)74
>= 200 mln USD62(6)[1]42(5)22(3)16(2)8(1)63
>= 500 mln USD22(4)[1]16(3)7(2)6(2)3(1)21

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201070.55%606,433,529
2Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201066.61%520,836,898
3Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201056.79%421,049,825
4Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201049.61%703,554,130
5Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201044.90%203,458,478
6Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201030.55%7,341,977,222

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.