Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(11 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD24(11)13(6)11(4)6(3)5(3)2(1)1
>= 50 mln USD5(3)3(3)3(3)3(3)3(3)1(1)0
>= 100 mln USD3(2)2(2)2(2)2(2)2(2)1(1)0
>= 200 mln USD1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00
>= 500 mln USD1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation10Cereals201487.05%107,470,971
2Russian Federation27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes201474.42%605,809,307
3Russian Federation76Aluminium and articles thereof201470.48%61,638,521
4Russian Federation15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes201455.35%30,280,137
5Russian Federation21Miscellaneous edible preparations201445.33%13,622,524
6Ukraine72Iron and steel201445.24%47,066,771
7Russian Federation19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products201439.93%11,752,378
8Ukraine24Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body201439.36%32,331,745
9Russian Federation18Cocoa and cocoa preparations201436.43%16,626,504
10Russian Federation22Beverages, spirits and vinegar201434.72%19,440,882
11Ukraine04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included201430.91%14,778,020

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

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.