Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(18 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1032(18)[5]745(15)[3]525(11)[2]376(9)[2]267(7)[1]162(5)86(1)
>= 50 mln USD307(9)[4]232(7)[2]174(5)[1]129(3)[1]95(3)64(2)38
>= 100 mln USD167(5)[4]135(5)[2]106(3)[1]82(2)[1]57(2)42(1)25
>= 200 mln USD99(4)[3]77(4)[1]61(3)[1]46(2)[1]31(2)25(1)17
>= 500 mln USD40[3]31[1]26[1]20[1]12108

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates710811Metals; gold, non-monetary, powder202496.62%34,895,780
2Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202488.31%84,608,192
3United Arab Emirates151499Vegetable oils; excluding low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified202486.85%23,411,573
4Saudi Arabia390931Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)202483.73%26,988,194
5Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202480.49%425,408,889
6Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202476.32%48,761,460
7Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202475.47%291,929,381
8Russian Federation284590Isotopes other than those of heading no. 2844, 2845.20, 2845.30 or 2845.40; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined202467.92%15,433,834
9Saudi Arabia390610Acrylic polymers; poly(methyl methacrylate), in primary forms202461.18%14,779,284
10Saudi Arabia390140Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202459.25%371,822,365
11Saudi Arabia390740Polycarbonates; in primary forms202452.71%94,177,624
12Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202447.27%105,526,948
13Saudi Arabia290943Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol202444.63%14,259,940
14Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202442.49%16,017,773
15Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707202442.03%286,601,195
16Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202437.78%85,799,519
17Saudi Arabia292129Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, and salts thereof, n.e.c. in item no. 2921.2202436.57%16,163,203
18Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202431.06%61,754,274

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 12 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.