Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, the matrix below shows Ghana'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.

Ghana

Year: 2015(3 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD123(3)[2]100(1)81(1)66544023
>= 50 mln USD27(1)[1]21171413117
>= 100 mln USD14[1]1087655
>= 200 mln USD7[1]443322
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201557.88%22,036,059
2Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201539.26%15,379,413
3Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201537.59%53,782,249

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.