Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, the matrix below shows Singapore'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.

Singapore

Year: 2011(7 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD420(7)[2]273(6)[1]162(6)[1]89(2)[1]46[1]26[1]16[1]
>= 50 mln USD186(7)[2]119(6)[1]74(6)[1]43(2)[1]21[1]13[1]9[1]
>= 100 mln USD114(6)[2]71(5)[1]44(5)[1]30(1)[1]15[1]10[1]7[1]
>= 200 mln USD66(6)[2]43(5)[1]28(5)[1]20(1)[1]10[1]6[1]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD35(5)[2]25(4)[1]17(4)[1]12(1)[1]6[1]4[1]4[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201166.09%757,976,044
2Saudi Arabia2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201163.67%54,656,844
3Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201155.94%575,121,642
4Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201154.27%1,246,170,881
5Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201153.89%549,224,465
6Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201152.62%205,724,624
7Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201133.26%11,166,265,552

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.