Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(41 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD290(41)[5]215(32)[4]165(27)[4]113(18)[2]70(13)[2]51(6)[2]31(5)[1]
>= 50 mln USD75(16)[4]55(12)[3]44(10)[3]28(7)[1]20(6)[1]14(4)[1]9(3)[1]
>= 100 mln USD40(13)[4]30(10)[3]26(9)[3]16(6)[1]11(5)[1]9(4)[1]6(3)[1]
>= 200 mln USD21(7)[4]15(5)[3]13(4)[3]7(2)[1]4(2)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD7(5)[3]6(4)[3]6(4)[3]3(2)[1]2(2)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]

Critical and in Danger (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Kuwait270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200896.68%1,548,358,733
2Saudi Arabia271011-- Light oils and preparations200858.64%1,296,743,074
3Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200857.60%875,591,561

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

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.