Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(7 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD384(7)[1]319(3)[1]276(2)[1]241(2)[1]197(2)[1]144(2)[1]90(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD80(4)72(1)6356504022
>= 100 mln USD35(1)333028252112
>= 200 mln USD9877643
>= 500 mln USD3322221

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720854Iron 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 3mm202292.36%25,657,907
2Saudi Arabia370790Photographic goods; chemical preparations other than sensitised emulsions, put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use202291.59%11,692,963
3United Arab Emirates870324Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc202245.44%66,115,633
4Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202235.03%143,077,821
5Russian Federation030351Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202234.38%53,743,425
6Russian Federation030368Fish; frozen, blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202234.32%42,865,294
7Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202232.01%81,343,092

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.