Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(14 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD75(14)[3]57(11)[3]46(8)[3]36(5)[3]32(4)[3]18(2)[2]10(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD23(5)[3]19(4)[3]14(3)[3]13(3)[3]11(2)[3]7(1)[2]3(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD12(5)[3]11(4)[3]10(3)[3]10(3)[3]9(2)[3]6(1)[2]3(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD9(4)[3]8(3)[3]8(3)[3]8(3)[3]7(2)[3]5(1)[2]2(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD5(3)[3]5(3)[3]5(3)[3]5(3)[3]4(2)[3]3(1)[2]2(1)[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Kuwait270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude2005100.00%798,855,331
2Syria520515Cotton yarn; (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number), not for retail sale200592.36%30,423,374
3Saudi 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 b200570.91%631,212,105
4Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200570.43%48,874,201
5Ukraine720719Iron 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-section200568.48%520,711,897
6Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese200555.98%13,899,253
7Saudi Arabia320610Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide200552.24%14,725,673
8Lebanon080810Fruit, edible; apples, fresh200551.94%15,953,689
9Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200545.62%199,084,924
10Saudi Arabia550320Fibres; synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning200543.08%12,802,457
11Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200541.75%47,519,228
12Russian Federation441219-- Other200538.94%20,716,949
13Russian Federation100110- Durum wheat200537.76%346,410,634
14Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200536.51%28,601,211

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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.