Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(40 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD288(40)[4]213(31)[1]155(23)[1]115(17)77(13)48(6)21(1)
>= 50 mln USD109(22)[4]81(17)[1]63(14)[1]47(10)36(7)22(3)11(1)
>= 100 mln USD53(15)[4]41(10)[1]36(9)[1]27(7)21(5)12(2)6(1)
>= 200 mln USD30(12)[4]23(7)[1]22(6)[1]16(4)13(2)63
>= 500 mln USD14(7)[4]10(3)[1]10(3)[1]7(1)7(1)42

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; crude201850.53%1,790,755,587
2Saudi Arabia2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201838.51%927,251,263
3Iraq2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201834.04%1,206,567,155
4Saudi 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 oils201833.46%2,361,403,948

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 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.