Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(27 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD44(27)34(21)22(16)11(9)7(6)5(4)2(2)
>= 50 mln USD14(9)10(6)7(6)5(5)3(3)2(2)1(1)
>= 100 mln USD6(3)5(3)3(3)3(3)1(1)1(1)1(1)
>= 200 mln USD5(2)4(2)2(2)2(2)1(1)1(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD3(2)3(2)2(2)2(2)1(1)1(1)1(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (27 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran26Ores, slag and ash202496.75%11,454,874
2Russian Federation71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin202494.91%6,993,887,721
3Russian Federation10Cereals202489.52%82,538,927
4Russian Federation11Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten202486.17%14,909,762
5Iran25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement202478.30%33,303,778
6Russian Federation15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes202476.82%57,151,003
7Russian Federation27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes202469.97%751,893,918
8Russian Federation63Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags202467.01%32,803,045
9Iran72Iron and steel202463.19%147,110,123
10Russian Federation31Fertilizers202456.71%12,555,954
11Iran07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible202455.13%18,513,412
12Russian Federation70Glass and glassware202453.75%36,636,079
13Russian Federation19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products202453.45%41,128,692
14Russian Federation76Aluminium and articles thereof202451.88%64,223,664
15Russian Federation18Cocoa and cocoa preparations202451.04%44,781,556
16Russian Federation21Miscellaneous edible preparations202450.99%33,949,945
17Russian Federation16Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof202448.98%12,151,230
18Iran28Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes202447.65%16,985,590
19Russian Federation44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal202446.37%42,422,149
20Russian Federation96Miscellaneous manufactured articles202446.11%39,770,113
21Russian Federation17Sugars and sugar confectionery202445.28%37,216,387
22Russian Federation73Iron or steel articles202437.77%66,648,488
23Russian Federation20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants202433.95%18,171,546
24Russian Federation62Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted202432.48%63,048,346
25Russian Federation61Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted202431.45%54,335,091
26Russian Federation42Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)202430.81%14,446,397
27Russian Federation68Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof202430.33%14,771,435

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 22 occurrences

Iran: 5 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.