Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, the matrix below shows Albania'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.

Albania

Year: 2012(5 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD43(5)[3]36(5)[3]31(5)[2]28(5)[2]25(5)[2]17(3)13(2)
>= 50 mln USD6[2]5[2]3[2]3[2]2[2]00
>= 100 mln USD3[1]2[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]00
>= 200 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]00
>= 500 mln USD0000000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated2012100.00%12,016,523
2Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201290.57%15,734,511
3Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201281.04%45,274,865
4Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201276.32%11,661,854
5Russian Federation100191Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, seed201274.45%21,848,752

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 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.