Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(8 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD301(8)[4]262(8)[4]226(5)[3]197(5)[2]162(3)[2]124(1)[1]81(1)
>= 50 mln USD61(1)[4]56(1)[4]46[3]41[2]34[2]27[1]17
>= 100 mln USD26(1)[4]24(1)[4]21[3]19[2]16[2]12[1]8
>= 200 mln USD9[3]9[3]7[2]6[1]6[1]4[1]3
>= 500 mln USD4[2]4[2]2[1]1111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310430Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium sulphate202499.95%49,196,955
2United Arab Emirates843290Machinery; parts of machinery for soil preparation or cultivation or for rollers for lawns or sports-grounds202475.08%10,891,638
3United Arab Emirates100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202471.68%43,960,863
4United Arab Emirates291570Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and esters202469.21%34,505,336
5Saudi Arabia390910Amino-resins; urea and thiourea resins, in primary forms202465.50%12,182,373
6United Arab Emirates870321Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc202443.47%35,240,231
7United Arab Emirates100510Cereals; maize (corn), seed202442.98%34,971,721
8Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202441.05%121,696,047

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 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.