Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, the matrix below shows Thailand'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.

Thailand

Year: 2002(9 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD423(9)[1]334(6)[1]227(2)[1]161(2)[1]115(1)[1]73(1)[1]35[1]
>= 50 mln USD93(4)[1]71(1)[1]49[1]36[1]28[1]19[1]7[1]
>= 100 mln USD38(2)[1]32(1)[1]22[1]16[1]15[1]10[1]6[1]
>= 200 mln USD14[1]10[1]5[1]4[1]3[1]3[1]3[1]
>= 500 mln USD7[1]4[1]3[1]3[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section200289.96%10,796,041
2Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200262.99%29,413,908
3Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200249.97%175,488,790
4Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200243.86%18,408,508
5Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200243.58%19,189,895
6Saudi Arabia290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)200241.18%10,099,945
7Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200234.45%65,361,734
8Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200232.93%186,672,433
9Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200232.71%54,531,749

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

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.