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(5 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD26(5)17(2)118751
>= 50 mln USD13(4)7(1)54421
>= 100 mln USD9(3)7(1)54421
>= 200 mln USD7(3)5(1)32221
>= 500 mln USD4(2)3(1)11111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine72Iron and steel200546.35%560,717,582
2Syria52Cotton200541.45%40,631,926
3Russian Federation44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal200534.11%229,781,341
4Russian Federation31Fertilizers200531.68%72,572,355
5Kuwait27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200530.37%813,834,375

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.