Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(8 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD16(8)11(6)8(4)7(4)3(3)1(1)1(1)
>= 50 mln USD4(3)4(3)3(3)3(3)3(3)1(1)1(1)
>= 100 mln USD1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00
>= 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 (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation10Cereals201590.15%80,143,053
2Russian Federation27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes201576.75%517,078,507
3Russian Federation76Aluminium and articles thereof201575.96%64,894,768
4Russian Federation15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes201564.26%27,792,450
5Russian Federation19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products201545.86%11,489,543
6Russian Federation18Cocoa and cocoa preparations201544.58%19,031,141
7Russian Federation22Beverages, spirits and vinegar201534.90%16,364,094
8Ukraine72Iron and steel201532.06%21,223,539

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

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.