Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(7 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD524(7)[6]431(6)[6]338(2)[4]261(1)[3]202[2]142[2]81[2]
>= 50 mln USD118(1)[6]104[6]90[4]78[3]62[2]42[2]24[2]
>= 100 mln USD60(1)[4]52[4]44[3]40[3]31[2]18[2]12[2]
>= 200 mln USD25[3]24[3]20[2]19[2]15[1]10[1]6[1]
>= 500 mln USD8[3]8[3]7[2]6[2]5[1]3[1]2[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201268.44%14,975,336
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201250.23%47,549,387
3Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201247.27%30,162,390
4Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201244.16%37,324,769
5Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution201242.59%45,069,636
6Russian 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-section201241.07%36,480,281
7Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201232.60%109,022,633

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.