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(5 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD31(5)22(3)14(1)8742
>= 50 mln USD12(3)9(2)6(1)3310
>= 100 mln USD9(2)8(2)6(1)3310
>= 200 mln USD5(2)5(2)4(1)2200
>= 500 mln USD3(1)3(1)3(1)1100

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine72Iron and steel201056.88%730,477,086
2Saudi Arabia39Plastics and articles thereof201044.77%472,624,237
3Saudi Arabia20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants201044.55%22,360,768
4United Arab Emirates76Aluminium and articles thereof201033.24%68,859,552
5Saudi Arabia56Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof201031.63%10,321,820

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.