Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(9 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD250(9)[1]200(6)[1]158(3)124(3)102(2)70(2)38
>= 50 mln USD48(2)[1]40[1]35272095
>= 100 mln USD17(1)[1]15[1]1211753
>= 200 mln USD6[1]6[1]44322
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]11111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness201789.20%20,943,048
2Ukraine720719Iron 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-section201785.64%11,178,615
3Saudi Arabia830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal201760.09%14,863,445
4Ukraine720854Iron 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 3mm201746.60%15,441,314
5United Arab Emirates842139Machinery; for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion engines201744.19%14,244,781
6Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201740.04%12,369,638
7United Arab Emirates310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201737.97%45,963,882
8Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201732.51%60,631,637
9Russian Federation100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed201732.45%157,786,857

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 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.