Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, the matrix below shows Egypt'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.

Egypt

Year: 2001(13 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD79(13)[2]64(10)[2]51(8)[2]41(6)[2]29(4)[1]25(2)14
>= 50 mln USD19(3)[2]17(3)[2]15(3)[2]14(2)[2]11(1)[1]85
>= 100 mln USD7(3)[2]6(3)[2]6(3)[2]5(2)[2]4(1)[1]31
>= 200 mln USD4(1)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]31
>= 500 mln USD1111111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia390311Styrene polymers; expansible polystyrene, in primary forms200182.58%14,447,585
2Ukraine720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204200181.65%38,759,564
3Saudi Arabia290260Cyclic hydrocarbons; ethylbenzene200179.24%40,356,438
4Saudi Arabia271000Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils b200170.23%250,656,353
5Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200165.75%159,839,768
6Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200165.68%34,483,936
7Saudi Arabia850213Electric generating sets; with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA200159.25%11,553,534
8Ukraine720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section200154.19%131,608,647
9Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200142.39%27,327,826
10Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200140.03%10,135,275
11Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets200139.11%16,153,660
12Russian Federation441219-- Other200137.76%27,465,460
13Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200136.41%28,112,585

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271000 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.