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)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD179(2)[2]148(1)[2]112(1)[2]87(1)[2]58(1)[2]30(1)[2]18(1)
>= 50 mln USD29[2]29[2]24[2]20[2]14[2]10[2]6
>= 100 mln USD11[2]11[2]11[2]10[2]7[2]5[2]1
>= 200 mln USD3[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]2[2]2[2]0
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]0

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils202589.53%1,621,369,853
2USA2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202582.94%428,512,211

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.