Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows El Salvador'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.

El Salvador

Year: 2025(2 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD199(2)[5]170(1)[4]142(1)[4]113(1)[4]87(1)[4]61(1)[4]38(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD26[5]24[4]24[4]22[4]19[4]16[4]11[3]
>= 100 mln USD12[3]11[3]11[3]11[3]9[3]8[3]4[2]
>= 200 mln USD3[3]3[3]3[3]3[3]3[3]3[3]2[2]
>= 500 mln USD2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]1[1]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202599.98%320,002,300
2USA271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202599.96%51,910,790
3USA271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations202596.28%762,252,885
4USA271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations202584.29%859,111,506
5USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202538.42%54,918,348

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 5 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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.