Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, the matrix below shows Cameroon'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.

Cameroon

Year: 2021(6 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD54(6)[1]42(5)[1]35(4)[1]28(3)[1]17(1)[1]10[1]4[1]
>= 50 mln USD12(3)[1]8(3)[1]8(3)[1]7(2)[1]3(1)[1]2[1]1[1]
>= 100 mln USD5(2)3(2)3(2)2(1)1(1)00
>= 200 mln USD0000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202174.74%102,480,976
2Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202167.97%50,270,084
3Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous202164.71%19,092,422
4Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202154.26%178,620,915
5Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg202148.86%11,539,639
6Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202139.52%10,727,473

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 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.