Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, the matrix below shows Armenia'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.

Armenia

Year: 2022(21 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD36(21)28(18)20(14)10(5)4(4)3(3)1(1)
>= 50 mln USD9(7)8(7)6(6)4(4)3(3)2(2)1(1)
>= 100 mln USD7(5)6(5)5(5)3(3)2(2)1(1)1(1)
>= 200 mln USD4(2)3(2)2(2)1(1)1(1)00
>= 500 mln USD1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation10Cereals202292.60%138,411,597
2Russian Federation11Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten202288.30%21,476,256
3Russian Federation15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes202283.89%88,626,322
4Russian Federation27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes202276.63%892,617,545
5Russian Federation76Aluminium and articles thereof202268.18%111,904,646
6Iran25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement202259.49%16,677,786
7Iran07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible202259.29%24,605,825
8Iran28Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes202259.12%26,627,755
9Russian Federation71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin202257.46%396,843,122
10Iran72Iron and steel202255.36%114,192,429
11Russian Federation19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products202255.32%34,050,973
12Russian Federation70Glass and glassware202254.27%39,457,158
13Russian Federation18Cocoa and cocoa preparations202251.53%36,212,415
14Russian Federation16Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof202250.70%10,726,701
15Russian Federation21Miscellaneous edible preparations202249.82%28,897,089
16Russian Federation44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal202246.07%39,935,111
17Russian Federation73Iron or steel articles202244.81%77,729,754
18Russian Federation31Fertilizers202242.09%17,202,696
19Russian Federation20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants202234.48%16,049,765
20Iran04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included202233.55%38,559,900
21Russian Federation34Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster202232.71%16,533,710

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 16 occurrences

Iran: 5 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.