Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Philippines'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.

Philippines

Year: 2008(7 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD249(7)[6]200(3)[3]140(1)[2]108(1)[1]633819
>= 50 mln USD45(3)[6]35(1)[3]24(1)[2]21(1)[1]1283
>= 100 mln USD25(1)[4]19(1)[3]14(1)[2]11(1)[1]641
>= 200 mln USD12(1)[3]9(1)[2]7(1)[1]7(1)[1]320
>= 500 mln USD8(1)[3]5(1)[2]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]110

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200865.00%4,994,644,932
2Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene200843.92%41,086,874
3Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200840.90%36,949,430
4Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200836.67%12,070,302
5Iran290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene200831.45%29,425,332
6Qatar271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200831.44%71,234,765
7Iran271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200830.44%68,963,522

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271112 - 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.