Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows Dominican Rep.'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.

Dominican Rep.

Year: 2025[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD315[6]275[6]230[6]178[6]141[6]108[3]67[3]
>= 50 mln USD66[6]64[6]54[6]45[6]38[6]32[3]22[3]
>= 100 mln USD29[4]29[4]22[4]18[4]16[4]14[3]11[3]
>= 200 mln USD8[4]8[4]7[4]6[4]5[4]4[3]3[3]
>= 500 mln USD3[3]3[3]3[3]3[3]3[3]2[2]2[2]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2025100.00%857,749,859
2USA270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude2025100.00%584,746,343
3USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202596.65%379,712,542
4USA271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations202578.61%2,210,167,166
5USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202575.42%72,513,303
6USA271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations202573.37%56,324,990

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 6 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.