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(14 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD70(14)[2]55(8)[2]43(7)[2]31(6)[2]26(5)[1]20(3)10
>= 50 mln USD19(4)[2]18(4)[2]14(3)[2]11(2)[2]9(1)[1]75
>= 100 mln USD7(3)[2]7(3)[2]7(3)[2]5(2)[2]4(1)[1]32
>= 200 mln USD4(1)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]21
>= 500 mln USD1111111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Kuwait2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals200189.41%17,956,363
2Syria5205Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale200181.01%13,091,627
3Ukraine7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200180.64%38,759,564
4Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons200177.05%40,406,446
5Saudi Arabia2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200170.23%250,656,353
6Saudi Arabia2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200165.65%159,839,768
7Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200154.16%131,608,647
8Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200147.53%61,890,059
9Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200139.11%16,153,660
10Saudi Arabia8502Electric generating sets and rotary converters200137.29%11,581,227
11Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200135.97%28,112,842
12Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood200133.93%28,339,537
13Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200133.47%10,135,275
14Saudi Arabia3903Polymers of styrene, in primary forms200131.79%14,688,921

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.