Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(6 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD27(6)17(2)13(1)10(1)10(1)8(1)1
>= 50 mln USD15(5)8(1)54431
>= 100 mln USD10(4)6(1)33321
>= 200 mln USD9(4)5(1)22211
>= 500 mln USD4(2)211111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Syria71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin200681.44%21,933,961
2Russian Federation44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal200642.04%274,745,720
3Syria52Cotton200638.85%54,020,946
4Ukraine72Iron and steel200636.09%366,629,885
5Saudi Arabia27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200632.75%1,105,652,205
6Kuwait27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200631.23%1,054,182,046

Partner frequency summary:

Syria: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.