Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(13 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD34(13)[4]32(13)[3]29(11)[2]23(10)[2]18(8)[1]15(8)[1]10(6)
>= 50 mln USD5(3)[3]5(3)[3]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(2)[1]3(2)[1]2(1)
>= 100 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1
>= 200 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)2013100.00%45,370,911
2Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated2013100.00%20,570,148
3Iran271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201399.98%15,458,332
4Russian Federation100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed201394.39%45,459,022
5Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201392.70%55,572,093
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-section201391.20%20,871,289
7Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201388.10%503,717,996
8Russian Federation151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201386.58%20,515,385
9Russian Federation220860Vodka201368.28%16,464,635
10Russian Federation100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201361.48%14,944,174
11Ukraine240220Cigarettes; containing tobacco201359.24%35,222,685
12Russian 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 preparations201348.18%98,302,100
13United Arab Emirates710239Diamonds; non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set201343.75%32,938,612

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.