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(25 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD183(25)[4]127(16)[3]82(11)[3]49(6)[1]32(5)[1]25(4)[1]12(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD72(16)[4]47(12)[3]32(8)[3]20(5)[1]13(4)[1]12(3)[1]5(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD38(12)[4]27(9)[3]21(7)[3]13(5)[1]8(4)[1]7(3)[1]3(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD21(6)[4]16(5)[3]13(4)[3]7(2)[1]4(2)[1]3(1)[1]1(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]
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Kuwait2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200896.68%1,548,358,733
2Saudi Arabia2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200857.60%875,591,561
3Saudi Arabia2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200857.44%1,296,743,074
4Algeria2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200830.23%459,604,558

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Algeria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.