Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, the matrix below shows Argentina'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.

Argentina

Year: 2009(3 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD363(3)[4]296(1)[4]237(1)[4]192(1)[4]150[3]106[2]63[1]
>= 50 mln USD70[3]66[3]60[3]53[3]44[2]30[2]18[1]
>= 100 mln USD30[3]29[3]26[3]24[3]21[2]13[2]8[1]
>= 200 mln USD13[2]13[2]12[2]11[2]10[1]7[1]5
>= 500 mln USD4[1]4[1]4[1]3[1]211

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200961.17%16,319,641
2Ukraine850423Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA200934.13%14,365,428
3Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200931.90%40,871,587

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.