Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, the matrix below shows Ecuador'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.

Ecuador

Year: 2013(2 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD227(2)[6]185(2)[4]130(2)[3]98[3]72[2]52[2]25[2]
>= 50 mln USD34[4]27[2]22[1]15[1]971
>= 100 mln USD12[2]9[1]8[1]6[1]430
>= 200 mln USD3[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]110
>= 500 mln USD2[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Venezuela271099Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)201399.52%20,485,786
2USA271012Petroleum 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 preparations201398.75%18,697,360
3USA271019Petroleum 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 preparations201367.83%2,280,161,639
4Panama271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201340.16%75,528,277
5Panama271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201333.76%158,556,426
6Peru271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201331.87%59,929,021

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 2 occurrences

Panama: 2 occurrences

Venezuela: 1 occurrence

Peru: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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

271099 - Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bitu...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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.