Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(15 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1025(15)[6]739(14)[4]526(9)[2]372(8)[2]251(6)[1]160(2)92
>= 50 mln USD302(10)[5]234(9)[4]177(7)[2]129(6)[2]102(4)[1]68(2)39
>= 100 mln USD180(8)[5]145(7)[4]114(5)[2]88(5)[2]66(3)[1]40(1)23
>= 200 mln USD96(6)[4]76(5)[3]57(3)[1]45(3)[1]35(2)[1]22(1)12
>= 500 mln USD45(3)[4]37(3)[3]26(1)[1]18(1)[1]13(1)[1]10(1)5

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202588.64%91,828,752
2Russian Federation270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707202584.03%857,647,393
3United Arab Emirates710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202576.60%24,837,669
4Saudi Arabia390931Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)202575.26%24,604,256
5Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202574.07%208,403,519
6Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202571.98%198,945,918
7Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202565.84%113,563,273
8Saudi Arabia390140Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202560.66%449,487,219
9Saudi Arabia390740Polycarbonates; in primary forms202552.60%95,782,915
10Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms202544.52%30,761,656
11Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202543.47%1,264,063,481
12United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202542.97%11,057,801,019
13Saudi Arabia390610Acrylic polymers; poly(methyl methacrylate), in primary forms202541.47%12,676,357
14Saudi Arabia290943Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol202540.22%14,562,588
15Russian Federation270750Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)202537.42%337,998,681

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - 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.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.