Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(5 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD47(5)28(2)20(2)11(1)720
>= 50 mln USD30(4)16(1)12(1)9(1)510
>= 100 mln USD21(3)9(1)7(1)4(1)210
>= 200 mln USD18(3)8(1)6(1)3(1)100
>= 500 mln USD9(3)4(1)2(1)2(1)100

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin201460.63%556,311,933
2United Arab Emirates89Ships, boats and floating structures201451.77%26,831,463
3United Arab Emirates20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants201439.62%55,429,078
4Kuwait27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes201435.14%3,478,844,744
5Ukraine72Iron and steel201431.00%1,345,198,231

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.