Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(12 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD114(12)[2]90(9)[2]69(6)[2]54(3)[1]43(2)31(1)19(1)
>= 50 mln USD16(5)[2]14(4)[2]12(3)[2]9(1)[1]7(1)6(1)5(1)
>= 100 mln USD5(1)[1]3[1]2[1]2[1]111
>= 200 mln USD3(1)[1]2[1]1[1]1[1]000
>= 500 mln USD3(1)[1]2[1]1[1]1[1]000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202496.24%75,461,735
2Saudi Arabia190230Food preparations; pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared202476.02%13,092,896
3Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202466.34%32,245,046
4Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202459.01%16,401,842
5Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202457.28%67,044,333
6Ukraine100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed202456.97%83,102,639
7United Arab Emirates210112Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee202449.81%19,414,004
8Russian Federation100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed202443.03%62,767,563
9Saudi Arabia220299Non-alcoholic beverages; other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009202442.81%10,304,330
10Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202437.66%23,098,624
11United Arab Emirates710221Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202434.14%12,630,137
12United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)202432.80%730,767,786

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 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.