Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, the matrix below shows Armenia'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.

Armenia

Year: 2009(10 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD23(10)[4]22(10)[4]18(8)[2]17(8)[1]15(7)[1]13(6)[1]10(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD6(3)[3]6(3)[3]5(3)[2]4(3)[1]4(3)[1]4(3)[1]4(3)[1]
>= 100 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD0000000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)2009100.00%96,849,963
2Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200999.93%230,974,275
3Iran250900Chalk200999.27%11,876,573
4Russian Federation100110- Durum wheat200998.18%85,047,784
5Iran271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals200996.53%13,592,891
6Ukraine721499Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section200994.94%29,129,388
7Russian Federation151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200974.10%11,340,656
8Russian Federation220860Vodka200963.58%11,860,167
9Russian Federation240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco200947.59%25,396,822
10Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200944.55%48,312,455

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.