Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(4 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD556(4)[1]381(1)[1]270(1)178(1)104(1)57(1)25(1)
>= 50 mln USD251(1)[1]174[1]1268144197
>= 100 mln USD155(1)[1]111[1]764926105
>= 200 mln USD86(1)[1]64[1]39251362
>= 500 mln USD34[1]23[1]1510532

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2524Asbestos202099.37%14,336,326
2Saudi Arabia3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous202039.60%265,528,775
3United Arab Emirates1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202031.85%10,853,338
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202030.37%11,061,976

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.