Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(34 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD140(34)[3]119(28)[2]101(26)[2]85(23)[1]64(20)[1]45(14)[1]27(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD30(10)[3]27(9)[2]24(8)[2]20(8)[1]18(8)[1]15(6)[1]8(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD18(6)[3]17(5)[2]16(4)[2]13(4)[1]11(4)[1]8(2)[1]4[1]
>= 200 mln USD6(2)[2]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]3(1)2(1)11
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]000000

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Egypt271099Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)201099.93%125,604,162
2Italy271011-- Light oils and preparations201057.01%389,063,318
3Russian Federation271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations201034.18%750,209,789

Partner frequency summary:

Egypt: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271099 - Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bitu...

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.