Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(4 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD494(4)[5]397(3)[5]314(2)[4]246[3]182[3]139[2]79[2]
>= 50 mln USD108[4]94[4]77[3]57[2]50[2]43[2]22[2]
>= 100 mln USD48[4]46[4]40[3]32[2]28[2]23[2]11[2]
>= 200 mln USD23[4]22[4]19[3]17[2]15[2]13[2]8[2]
>= 500 mln USD8[3]8[3]7[2]6[1]6[1]5[1]2[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201557.61%28,210,671
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201553.16%40,262,508
3Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201544.06%11,973,010
4Russian Federation310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution201535.44%15,240,044

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

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.