Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(6 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD369(6)[2]253(2)[1]156(1)[1]97(1)[1]57[1]31[1]12[1]
>= 50 mln USD146(4)[2]105(1)[1]68[1]45[1]25[1]11[1]5[1]
>= 100 mln USD86(4)[2]63(1)[1]42[1]30[1]15[1]7[1]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD45(3)[2]35(1)[1]23[1]15[1]7[1]4[1]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD12(2)[2]8[1]6[1]5[1]3[1]1[1]1[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Myanmar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200699.94%2,018,559,888
2United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200634.36%6,914,053,075

Partner frequency summary:

Myanmar: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.