Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(9 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD427(9)[2]257(6)[1]156(5)[1]97(3)[1]57(1)[1]36(1)21(1)
>= 50 mln USD188(7)[2]113(4)[1]69(3)[1]40(2)[1]23[1]139
>= 100 mln USD121(7)[2]77(4)[1]51(3)[1]30(2)[1]19[1]118
>= 200 mln USD71(7)[2]46(4)[1]31(3)[1]20(2)[1]15[1]85
>= 500 mln USD31(4)[2]22(3)[1]15(3)[1]8(2)[1]5[1]32

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201390.75%26,717,626
2Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201364.41%1,191,663,065
3Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201361.99%550,404,527
4United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201353.60%15,309,957
5Saudi 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 derivatives201351.24%716,981,833
6Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201349.56%430,997,620
7United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201331.68%11,259,850,204
8Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201331.41%323,029,481
9Saudi Arabia3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms201330.19%269,101,531

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 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.