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

Critical and in Danger (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi 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
2Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200165.75%159,839,768

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 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.