Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(4 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD157(4)[6]117(4)[4]93(3)[2]75(1)[2]54(1)[2]38[1]24[1]
>= 50 mln USD24[4]18[3]12[1]12[1]8[1]31
>= 100 mln USD12[3]7[2]6[1]6[1]3[1]11
>= 200 mln USD2[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]00
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 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 solution201777.09%12,812,942
2Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201758.43%43,929,991
3Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201754.94%22,211,216
4Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201741.83%15,248,026

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 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.