Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(9 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD341(9)[3]295(7)[1]253(5)[1]210(4)[1]173(3)131(2)82(1)
>= 50 mln USD81(3)[2]68(2)5652423224
>= 100 mln USD30[2]262423211916
>= 200 mln USD11[2]888655
>= 500 mln USD6[2]333333

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202399.18%13,077,379
2United Arab Emirates840490Boilers; parts of auxiliary plant, for use with boilers of heading no. 8402 and 8403 and parts of condensers for steam or other vapour power units202381.26%24,037,163
3Saudi Arabia390910Amino-resins; urea and thiourea resins, in primary forms202370.14%13,778,653
4United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202368.98%30,531,653
5United Arab Emirates150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified202352.83%33,417,622
6Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms202347.55%50,631,539
7United Arab Emirates870324Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc202343.90%57,928,421
8Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202337.32%96,325,392
9Saudi Arabia830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal202333.55%12,923,158

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 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.