Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, the matrix below shows Latvia'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.

Latvia

Year: 2021(5 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD22(5)9(2)5(1)4110
>= 50 mln USD12(3)6(2)4(1)3000
>= 100 mln USD6(3)3(2)2(1)1000
>= 200 mln USD4(2)1(1)00000
>= 500 mln USD4(2)1(1)00000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation31Fertilizers202151.83%163,134,503
2Russian Federation72Iron and steel202148.90%542,893,535
3Russian Federation27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes202134.40%737,900,691
4Russian Federation15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes202134.25%49,547,818
5Russian Federation71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin202132.41%23,519,049

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

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.