Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(17 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1036(17)[5]734(15)[4]542(12)[4]370(9)[3]264(8)[2]166(6)[2]92(2)
>= 50 mln USD312(11)[4]225(10)[3]171(8)[3]122(7)[2]86(6)[1]61(4)[1]34(1)
>= 100 mln USD169(6)[4]131(6)[3]102(5)[3]79(4)[2]54(3)[1]37(2)[1]22
>= 200 mln USD88(3)[3]69(3)[2]52(2)[2]41(2)[1]27(2)20(1)13
>= 500 mln USD39(1)[3]30(1)[2]26(1)[2]21(1)[1]12(1)119

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates710811Metals; gold, non-monetary, powder202398.42%55,932,797
2Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202398.37%12,452,943
3Saudi Arabia390931Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)202383.20%29,250,658
4Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202382.74%222,001,960
5Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202381.13%154,870,929
6Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202381.12%50,745,455
7Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202377.96%79,929,316
8Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202377.78%572,323,615
9Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202364.09%186,406,760
10Saudi Arabia292129Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, and salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2921.2202355.98%23,900,641
11Saudi Arabia390610Acrylic polymers; poly(methyl methacrylate), in primary forms202355.06%25,771,431
12Saudi Arabia390740Polycarbonates; in primary forms202354.91%102,407,047
13Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202346.55%90,448,689
14Saudi Arabia390140Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202344.77%240,270,147
15Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms202344.10%32,967,887
16Qatar290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901202338.92%91,087,425
17Saudi Arabia390130Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers202336.06%12,903,802

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 13 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271113 - 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.