Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(10 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD119(10)[8]92(10)[6]64(9)[5]52(9)[4]37(8)[3]25(5)[2]12(2)
>= 50 mln USD15(1)[6]9(1)[4]7(1)[3]4(1)[2]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]1
>= 100 mln USD11(1)[5]8(1)[4]6(1)[3]3(1)[2]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1
>= 200 mln USD3[2]3[2]2[1]1[1]000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine293499Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934202491.76%11,841,851
2Ukraine293590Sulphonamides; n.e.c. in heading no. 2935202491.62%12,301,900
3Russian Federation271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202489.59%109,679,660
4Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202485.17%46,813,334
5Russian Federation271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202481.70%26,629,853
6Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202477.57%15,525,927
7Russian Federation100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202473.16%19,150,080
8Russian Federation120400Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not broken202471.76%12,336,362
9Ukraine382219Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits; n.e.c.in item 3822.1202464.73%43,031,209
10Russian Federation230990Dog or cat food; (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding202441.62%34,495,455

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.