Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(5 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD47(5)271710500
>= 50 mln USD25(3)15108400
>= 100 mln USD19(3)1075200
>= 200 mln USD17(3)864200
>= 500 mln USD9(3)432100

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants201234.65%42,367,811
2Ukraine72Iron and steel201233.36%1,437,109,268
3United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin201231.71%36,764,731
4Russian Federation10Cereals201231.43%1,681,211,417
5Ukraine10Cereals201231.37%1,677,765,925

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

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.