Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(13 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD915(13)[4]632(10)[4]452(10)[4]307(8)[3]201(7)[3]136(6)[2]66(1)
>= 50 mln USD263(7)[2]189(5)[2]146(5)[2]101(5)[1]69(4)[1]48(3)[1]20
>= 100 mln USD128(6)[2]96(5)[2]81(5)[2]60(5)[1]42(4)[1]30(3)[1]15
>= 200 mln USD68(5)[2]50(4)[2]43(4)[2]32(4)[1]26(4)[1]19(3)[1]7
>= 500 mln USD25(2)[1]19(2)[1]15(2)[1]12(2)[1]8(2)[1]5(2)[1]1

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia291020Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane (propylene oxide)201699.92%34,273,519
2Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201689.68%511,469,896
3United Arab Emirates750300Nickel; waste and scrap201683.28%16,776,709
4Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201681.54%613,889,612
5Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201681.17%393,893,028
6Qatar271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201680.01%40,664,343
7Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201670.00%279,684,952
8Saudi Arabia390740Polycarbonates; in primary forms201661.38%193,606,124
9Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201653.59%24,206,926
10Saudi Arabia292129Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, and salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2921.2201651.92%21,904,153
11United Arab Emirates710490Stones; precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), worked or graded or not, (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience, n.e.c. in item no. 7104.20201639.79%21,848,092
12United Arab Emirates390190Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901201637.59%210,038,934
13Qatar290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901201636.60%57,650,463

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.