Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, the matrix below shows Afghanistan'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.

Afghanistan

Year: 2015(10 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD34(10)27(7)19(4)12(1)8(1)22
>= 50 mln USD16(4)14(4)10(2)5311
>= 100 mln USD8(2)6(2)6(2)3100
>= 200 mln USD4(1)3(1)3(1)2000
>= 500 mln USD2(1)1(1)1(1)0000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal201570.96%48,905,992
2Iran28Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes201553.38%17,679,770
3Iran72Iron and steel201550.51%174,805,204
4Iran27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes201550.13%821,117,496
5Iran31Fertilizers201543.10%28,925,888
6Iran68Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof201542.31%83,427,747
7Iran84Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof201541.13%61,191,125
8Iran18Cocoa and cocoa preparations201531.76%44,208,438
9Iran34Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster201530.86%10,210,392
10United Arab Emirates40Rubber and articles thereof201530.06%17,202,178

Partner frequency summary:

Iran: 8 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.