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

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Algeria271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200385.71%320,631,918
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

Partner frequency summary:

Algeria: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

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.