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(5 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD171(5)127(3)93(2)66(1)43(1)30(1)10
>= 50 mln USD47(3)36(2)25(2)18(1)14(1)8(1)4
>= 100 mln USD26(1)211410731
>= 200 mln USD121275431
>= 500 mln USD4422211

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201280.00%65,573,765
2Russian 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 10kg201251.80%75,878,552
3Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201244.00%10,061,285
4Ukraine7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections201234.65%30,872,838
5Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201234.46%102,080,451

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.