Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, the matrix below shows Norway'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.

Norway

Year: 2009(7 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD463(7)[2]328(6)228(5)159(5)95(3)52(3)25
>= 50 mln USD79(3)[2]60(3)47(2)36(2)22(2)13(2)6
>= 100 mln USD40(1)[2]30(1)25(1)19(1)14(1)10(1)5
>= 200 mln USD16(1)[1]14(1)13(1)8(1)4(1)3(1)2
>= 500 mln USD4[1]332211

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200988.40%21,499,004
2Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200986.32%365,735,182
3Russian Federation251020Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; ground200986.01%75,903,293
4Russian Federation030352-- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)200967.32%48,376,963
5Russian Federation720711Iron 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 thickness200962.29%19,080,966
6Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200948.22%88,988,787
7Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous200937.94%18,555,808

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.