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(9 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD50(9)[1]36(6)22(5)19(5)16(5)11(3)5(3)
>= 50 mln USD7743221
>= 100 mln USD2211111
>= 200 mln USD2211111
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200597.31%16,126,000
2Syria2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk200596.98%17,826,000
3United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought200591.41%41,420,000
4Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200575.62%23,047,000
5Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin200573.97%46,635,000
6Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200542.49%28,274,000
7Iran0802Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled200536.58%12,094,000
8Syria3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401200535.37%18,177,000
9Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200534.04%18,472,000

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Syria: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Iran: 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.