Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(6 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD421(6)[1]253(6)[1]171(6)[1]109(3)59(2)38(1)14(1)
>= 50 mln USD191(4)[1]118(4)[1]82(4)[1]55(3)28(2)17(1)8(1)
>= 100 mln USD107(3)[1]73(3)[1]51(3)[1]34(2)20(1)126
>= 200 mln USD67(3)[1]46(3)[1]31(3)[1]21(2)13(1)95
>= 500 mln USD29(2)[1]16(2)[1]13(2)[1]8(2)3(1)21

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 derivatives201794.31%53,395,859
2Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201775.47%1,796,847,325
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 derivatives201768.19%545,095,341
4United 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 transport201756.50%37,035,728
5United Arab Emirates7503Nickel; waste and scrap201752.19%11,057,589
6Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201751.28%390,262,053

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.