Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, the matrix below shows Bangladesh'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.

Bangladesh

Year: 2015(12 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD247(12)[4]181(8)[3]132(6)[2]85(4)54(3)25(1)16(1)
>= 50 mln USD87(8)[3]68(6)[2]53(4)[2]32(3)18(2)9(1)8(1)
>= 100 mln USD47(5)[3]38(4)[2]27(2)[2]16(1)11(1)5(1)4(1)
>= 200 mln USD24(2)[2]20(2)[2]17(2)[2]10(1)7(1)4(1)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD8[1]6[1]6[1]3221

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation4906Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies201599.99%255,159,862
2United Arab Emirates0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried201579.28%15,375,963
3Russian Federation9306Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition, projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads201574.72%50,423,464
4United Arab Emirates2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201561.77%65,283,272
5Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201557.68%215,149,331
6United Arab Emirates0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper201553.67%14,439,128
7Qatar3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201546.32%184,866,148
8Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201545.68%191,837,913
9Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201537.92%18,850,536
10United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201537.15%138,591,545
11United Arab Emirates4707Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard201530.83%10,977,884
12Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201530.05%76,360,225

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.