Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(4 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD193(4)[4]152(4)[4]121(3)[3]95(2)[3]74(1)[3]51[3]37[2]
>= 50 mln USD29(1)[3]26(1)[3]19(1)[2]15(1)[2]14(1)[2]10[2]7[2]
>= 100 mln USD12[3]10[3]8[2]6[2]5[2]4[2]3[2]
>= 200 mln USD3[2]3[2]2[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]10000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201978.74%68,261,024
2Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201963.68%25,302,083
3Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201953.08%10,522,286
4Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201946.40%16,343,858

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.