Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, the matrix below shows Colombia'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.

Colombia

Year: 2018(7 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD481(7)[5]373(6)[4]300(4)[4]232(3)[4]178(1)[3]128(1)[1]74(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD80(2)[3]66(1)[3]54(1)[3]48(1)[3]40(1)[2]29(1)[1]19(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD32[2]26[2]23[2]21[2]17[1]138
>= 200 mln USD17[2]13[2]11[2]11[2]10[1]85
>= 500 mln USD6[2]6[2]6[2]6[2]5[1]43

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201891.04%50,056,153
2Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201868.88%11,605,454
3Ukraine851761Base stations201860.87%33,491,120
4Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm201857.87%13,323,724
5Russian Federation720711Iron 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 thickness201849.20%12,810,751
6Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201846.31%11,495,847
7Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201832.68%60,115,657

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 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.