Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(4 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD44(4)32(3)18(1)13(1)8(1)20
>= 50 mln USD31(4)23(3)13(1)9(1)5(1)10
>= 100 mln USD20(2)15(1)95210
>= 200 mln USD17(2)13(1)73100
>= 500 mln USD7532000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 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; coin201673.05%64,456,901
2United Arab Emirates20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants201641.07%58,694,668
3Ukraine12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder201640.46%371,256,114
4Russian Federation44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal201631.48%459,206,330

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.