Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Syria'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.

Syria

Year: 2005(6 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD21(6)14(4)8(2)7(2)431
>= 50 mln USD10(4)5(2)2(1)2(1)110
>= 100 mln USD4(2)1(1)1(1)1(1)000
>= 200 mln USD2(2)1(1)1(1)1(1)000
>= 500 mln USD1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Lebanon20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants200569.92%11,138,162
2Ukraine72Iron and steel200567.62%664,075,275
3United Arab Emirates76Aluminium and articles thereof200544.05%44,782,016
4Russian Federation44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal200540.26%83,787,628
5Lebanon25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement200536.15%61,787,762
6Saudi Arabia39Plastics and articles thereof200533.48%201,424,390

Partner frequency summary:

Lebanon: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.