Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(13 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD335(13)[1]262(11)201(7)157(5)119(3)79(2)37(1)
>= 50 mln USD76(3)[1]65(3)50(2)37(1)21127
>= 100 mln USD32(1)[1]26(1)2217952
>= 200 mln USD14[1]12119542
>= 500 mln USD5[1]442222

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201498.78%17,446,339
2Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness201486.44%21,604,160
3Ukraine721710Iron or non-alloy steel; wire, (not plated or coated), whether or not polished201476.93%15,222,904
4United Arab Emirates842139Machinery; for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion engines201465.39%52,402,798
5Ukraine721650Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded201464.66%24,540,403
6Ukraine720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208201453.62%16,753,158
7Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201450.73%60,056,703
8Ukraine721391Iron 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 diameter201446.87%28,932,676
9Ukraine720854Iron 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 3mm201441.96%25,137,195
10United Arab Emirates854140Electrical apparatus; photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)201440.70%21,838,239
11Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201440.12%108,654,806
12Saudi Arabia830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal201437.21%10,483,933
13United Arab Emirates740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper201436.64%10,138,337

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.