Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(13 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD30(13)[1]27(12)[1]19(8)[1]16(7)[1]14(7)[1]12(7)[1]8(5)
>= 50 mln USD5(3)[1]5(3)[1]5(3)[1]5(3)[1]5(3)[1]4(3)[1]3(2)
>= 100 mln USD3(2)[1]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]2(1)
>= 200 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation2012100.00%23,232,665
2Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals2012100.00%16,480,264
3Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought201299.98%63,412,753
4Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201292.32%13,594,422
5Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201291.87%121,068,507
6Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201283.82%24,272,719
7Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201282.72%430,358,974
8Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201255.99%17,273,930
9Ukraine2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes201248.68%25,791,931
10Russian Federation8474Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone, ores in solid form, shaping, moulding machinery for solid mineral fuels201246.92%10,870,815
11Russian Federation1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa201246.31%18,368,380
12Russian Federation2208Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% volume; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages201246.29%17,902,447
13Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201236.71%11,326,624

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2711 - 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.