Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, the matrix below shows Slovakia'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.

Slovakia

Year: 2011(12 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD276(12)[3]167(11)[3]101(7)[2]53(3)[2]26(3)[2]15(3)[2]9(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD94(6)[3]60(6)[3]35(5)[2]21(3)[2]12(3)[2]10(3)[2]7(3)[2]
>= 100 mln USD41(5)[3]30(5)[3]17(4)[2]10(2)[2]7(2)[2]6(2)[2]4(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD20(4)[3]17(4)[3]10(3)[2]5(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD10(2)[3]9(2)[3]6(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201199.99%4,746,502,513
2Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation201197.28%92,953,359
3Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201193.87%2,284,339,448
4Russian Federation2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201156.30%25,345,866
5Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201156.06%13,089,776
6Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201155.77%392,838,736
7Russian Federation4002Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201153.69%103,831,427
8Russian Federation8406Turbines; steam and other vapour turbines201148.58%17,667,495
9Ukraine4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared201147.22%19,938,201
10Russian Federation2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201144.14%310,894,707
11Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.201143.37%36,365,248
12Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg201133.19%17,512,651

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.