Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(6 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD46(6)29(1)20(1)14(1)8(1)31
>= 50 mln USD37(4)24(1)16(1)11(1)7(1)31
>= 100 mln USD30(4)19(1)13(1)9(1)6(1)31
>= 200 mln USD20(4)12(1)9(1)7(1)5(1)31
>= 500 mln USD16(3)10(1)8(1)6(1)5(1)31

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 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; coin202576.77%852,101,760
2Russian Federation49Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans202535.85%26,716,652
3United Arab Emirates63Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags202534.84%31,544,391
4Saudi Arabia27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes202532.63%7,067,384,542
5Russian Federation10Cereals202532.59%2,206,698,493
6Saudi Arabia76Aluminium and articles thereof202530.16%241,179,955

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

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.