Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(13 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD260(13)202(9)156(7)121(5)89(3)60(3)31
>= 50 mln USD62(2)52(2)40(2)28(2)19(1)11(1)6
>= 100 mln USD26221612963
>= 200 mln USD10953321
>= 500 mln USD4422211

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine721631Iron or non-alloy steel; U sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more201289.05%11,634,207
2Ukraine721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter201281.45%65,573,765
3Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm201280.17%26,755,600
4Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201263.38%75,878,552
5Ukraine721621Iron or non-alloy steel; L sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm201262.93%16,148,958
6Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm201257.38%15,693,979
7Ukraine720927Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm201254.28%14,293,693
8Ukraine720854Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of less than 3mm201248.12%30,776,074
9Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201245.11%10,061,285
10United Arab Emirates890110Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds201239.28%17,732,465
11Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201238.48%16,937,477
12Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201236.96%16,264,337
13Bahrain100110- Durum wheat201232.73%20,590,805

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 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.