Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(14 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD300(14)[1]232(7)185(5)160(5)116(3)72(1)29
>= 50 mln USD50(1)[1]44(1)39(1)34(1)25(1)135
>= 100 mln USD17[1]151311963
>= 200 mln USD7[1]543221
>= 500 mln USD1[1]000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Lebanon854419Insulated electric conductors; winding wire, (of other than copper)201589.05%24,921,736
2Lebanon854460Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts201579.95%86,741,074
3Lebanon850422Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 650kVA but not exceeding 10,000kVA201571.09%18,540,487
4United Arab Emirates740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper201562.64%10,863,638
5Ukraine721650Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded201561.88%15,095,455
6Ukraine720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section201546.25%19,325,850
7Russian Federation100111Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seed201541.46%16,670,343
8Saudi Arabia830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal201539.20%10,605,830
9Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201537.81%16,614,730
10Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness201535.51%17,295,513
11Russian Federation480411Kraft paper and paperboard; kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803201535.33%11,102,542
12United Arab Emirates842139Machinery; for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion engines201532.85%12,108,179
13Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201530.38%46,483,629
14United Arab Emirates847490Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand; parts201530.13%28,250,622

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Lebanon: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 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.