Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Argentina'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.

Argentina

Year: 2008(6 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD468(6)[4]378(5)[3]306(1)[3]234(1)[2]183(1)[2]127[2]87[1]
>= 50 mln USD112(3)[3]95(3)[3]87(1)[3]75(1)[2]64(1)[2]43[2]30[1]
>= 100 mln USD49(2)[2]42(2)[2]38(1)[2]35(1)[1]28(1)[1]17[1]10
>= 200 mln USD27(1)[2]24(1)[2]23(1)[2]21(1)[1]19(1)[1]12[1]7
>= 500 mln USD8[1]8[1]8[1]6543

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200871.67%243,901,602
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200848.70%38,633,666
3Russian Federation720241Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon200846.93%10,307,780
4Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200843.94%153,721,598
5Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200842.21%66,796,377
6Ukraine310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200831.67%25,123,849

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.