Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, 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: 2002(13 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD70(13)[2]61(9)[2]51(5)[2]43(4)[2]30(2)[2]2016
>= 50 mln USD18(3)[2]17(2)[2]15(2)[2]14(2)[2]12(1)[2]75
>= 100 mln USD9(3)[2]8(2)[2]7(2)[2]7(2)[2]6(1)[2]32
>= 200 mln USD3[1]3[1]3[1]3[1]3[1]21
>= 500 mln USD1111111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 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 b200278.06%109,493,227
2Saudi Arabia390311Styrene polymers; expansible polystyrene, in primary forms200274.89%11,975,136
3Ukraine720719Iron 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-section200263.29%133,399,567
4Kuwait271390Residues; of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals200261.88%11,734,112
5Saudi Arabia290260Cyclic hydrocarbons; ethylbenzene200255.35%16,583,547
6United Arab Emirates290260Cyclic hydrocarbons; ethylbenzene200244.65%13,377,334
7Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200243.24%15,534,004
8Russian 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 sheets200242.88%12,026,339
9Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200240.57%21,218,352
10Russian Federation720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204200238.92%30,469,585
11Russian Federation441219-- Other200238.77%29,327,790
12Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200236.94%115,471,599
13Ukraine720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204200230.05%23,524,286

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.