Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, the matrix below shows Ireland'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.

Ireland

Year: 2009(1 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD459(1)[5]357[4]275[3]210[3]146[3]96[2]42
>= 50 mln USD78[4]65[3]59[2]47[2]35[2]23[1]7
>= 100 mln USD34[4]31[3]28[2]19[2]12[2]7[1]2
>= 200 mln USD12[4]10[3]8[2]5[2]4[2]2[1]0
>= 500 mln USD4[2]3[2]3[2]2[2]2[2]1[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (1 record, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium200931.41%21,585,533

Partner frequency summary:

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.