Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, the matrix below shows Iraq'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.

Iraq

Year: 2021(20 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD43(20)29(14)19(7)16(6)10(3)4(2)2(1)
>= 50 mln USD23(11)18(9)14(6)13(5)7(2)4(2)2(1)
>= 100 mln USD14(9)11(7)9(5)9(5)5(2)4(2)2(1)
>= 200 mln USD7(4)6(3)5(2)5(2)3(1)2(1)1
>= 500 mln USD3(1)3(1)22111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible202194.81%116,535,955
2Iran25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement202186.59%242,720,827
3Iran45Cork and articles of cork202176.10%10,697,656
4Iran69Ceramic products202167.25%233,078,397
5Ukraine15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes202165.58%194,821,613
6Iran08Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons202162.03%154,529,097
7Iran70Glass and glassware202152.22%57,486,478
8Ukraine72Iron and steel202149.98%554,099,925
9Iran20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants202149.24%27,089,916
10Iran68Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof202147.30%136,481,370
11Iran28Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes202144.28%25,979,451
12Iran48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard202142.79%67,098,452
13Saudi Arabia19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products202142.43%17,364,463
14Iran63Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags202140.46%10,891,749
15Iran39Plastics and articles thereof202137.18%184,941,697
16Iran09Coffee, tea, mate and spices202134.75%21,600,962
17United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin202133.49%42,684,832
18Iran38Chemical products n.e.c.202132.91%13,804,144
19Iran72Iron and steel202132.64%361,869,203
20Iran19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products202130.07%12,307,455

Partner frequency summary:

Iran: 16 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.