Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows Nicaragua'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.

Nicaragua

Year: 2025(5 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD149(5)[5]128(4)[4]100(4)[3]77(2)[3]50(2)[3]40(1)[3]27[3]
>= 50 mln USD23(1)[5]21(1)[4]17(1)[3]16(1)[3]15(1)[3]12(1)[3]8[3]
>= 100 mln USD10[4]9[3]6[2]5[2]5[2]3[2]3[2]
>= 200 mln USD3[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]2[2]2[2]
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202582.81%64,658,081
2Russian Federation871639Trailers and semi-trailers; (other than tanker type)202570.07%18,776,180
3Russian Federation300241Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products; for human medicine202559.98%20,656,714
4Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202553.65%12,267,662
5Russian Federation100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed202534.25%15,200,203

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 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.