Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Ecuador'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.

Ecuador

Year: 2008(3 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD162(3)[3]124(2)[2]103(2)[2]78(2)[1]60(1)3722
>= 50 mln USD26(1)[2]17[1]14[1]12[1]742
>= 100 mln USD13(1)[2]9[1]7[1]6[1]421
>= 200 mln USD3(1)[2]2[1]2[1]2[1]110
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200878.33%18,454,097
2Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200868.94%23,000,874
3Iran271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200830.17%201,106,845

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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.