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(6 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD421(6)[1]249(5)[1]160(4)[1]101(4)54(3)35(2)14(1)
>= 50 mln USD181(3)[1]107(3)[1]72(2)[1]50(2)29(1)187
>= 100 mln USD101(3)[1]61(3)[1]46(2)[1]34(2)20(1)135
>= 200 mln USD61(3)[1]42(3)[1]30(2)[1]20(2)13(1)93
>= 500 mln USD27(1)[1]17(1)[1]13(1)[1]7(1)431

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 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 derivatives201690.90%34,273,519
2United Arab Emirates7503Nickel; waste and scrap201683.28%16,776,709
3Saudi 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 derivatives201672.18%398,558,693
4Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201665.91%1,259,774,426
5Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201646.92%302,044,474
6United 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 transport201638.77%21,848,092

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 4 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.