Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Lebanon'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.

Lebanon

Year: 2005(4 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD27(4)12(2)9(1)5100
>= 50 mln USD5(1)3(1)22000
>= 100 mln USD2111000
>= 200 mln USD2111000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates76Aluminium and articles thereof200552.15%49,672,000
2Russian Federation10Cereals200540.04%53,388,000
3Syria25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement200535.57%25,718,000
4Syria07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible200533.24%25,288,000

Partner frequency summary:

Syria: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.