Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Algeria'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.

Algeria

Year: 2005(5 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD110(5)[1]74(4)[1]50(3)[1]35(1)21158
>= 50 mln USD26(2)19(2)13(2)6322
>= 100 mln USD11(1)9(1)5(1)2100
>= 200 mln USD6(1)4(1)3(1)1100
>= 500 mln USD2221100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200565.63%11,013,325
2Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200553.66%295,302,273
3Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200550.47%51,109,579
4Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200543.17%16,310,734
5Russian Federation2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200533.44%16,360,106

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 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.