Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(8 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD440(8)[1]258(6)[1]158(4)[1]96(2)[1]56(1)33(1)14
>= 50 mln USD183(6)[1]111(4)[1]69(3)[1]40(1)[1]241710
>= 100 mln USD104(5)[1]67(4)[1]43(3)[1]28(1)[1]181410
>= 200 mln USD58(5)[1]40(4)[1]29(3)[1]20(1)[1]13106
>= 500 mln USD23(2)[1]16(2)[1]13(2)[1]9(1)[1]553

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 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 derivatives201589.57%35,022,619
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 derivatives201568.48%550,255,301
3Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201559.55%984,668,170
4Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201555.81%409,733,903
5United Arab Emirates7104Stones; synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport201548.08%31,913,827
6Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201540.88%226,086,988
7United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought201533.94%87,970,850
8Saudi Arabia3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms201532.12%262,504,125

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

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.