Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, the matrix below shows Nigeria'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.

Nigeria

Year: 2011(6 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD255(6)[2]184(3)[2]146(2)[2]110(2)[1]81(2)[1]58(2)[1]37(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD104(3)[2]79(3)[2]63(2)[2]47(2)[1]33(2)[1]25(2)[1]17(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD56(1)[2]41(1)[2]32(1)[2]22(1)[1]15(1)[1]12(1)[1]8(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD26(1)[1]20(1)[1]17(1)[1]10(1)7(1)6(1)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD11(1)[1]10(1)[1]7(1)[1]6(1)5(1)5(1)3(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates9004Spectacles, goggles and the like; corrective, protective or other201196.12%68,159,408
2Lebanon8455Metal-rolling mills and rolls therefor201194.12%507,817,521
3Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201149.81%51,906,167
4Russian Federation7305Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (e.g. welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, not seamless201137.17%28,721,758
5United Arab Emirates8516Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545201132.22%45,906,137
6Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg201130.78%22,696,203

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Legend:

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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.