Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(9 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD55(9)[2]43(7)[2]35(5)[2]27(3)[2]22(1)[1]17(1)[1]9
>= 50 mln USD12(3)[2]12(3)[2]10(2)[2]9(1)[2]6[1]5[1]2
>= 100 mln USD8(2)[1]8(2)[1]6(1)[1]5[1]4[1]3[1]1
>= 200 mln USD4[1]4[1]3[1]3[1]2[1]2[1]1
>= 500 mln USD1111111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia390311Styrene polymers; expansible polystyrene, in primary forms200388.55%11,964,805
2Saudi 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 b200369.97%99,991,337
3Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200364.93%46,644,162
4Russian Federation441219-- Other200352.71%32,104,207
5Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200352.62%149,947,064
6Ukraine720719Iron 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-section200349.85%121,407,927
7Russian Federation100190- Other200342.76%40,915,172
8Syria071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried200339.54%13,893,163
9Ukraine720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204200332.00%16,182,221

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Syria: 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.