Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, the matrix below shows Ecuador'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.

Ecuador

Year: 2018(5 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD197(5)[5]156(4)[5]120(3)[5]92(2)[5]72(2)[4]49(1)[4]32[2]
>= 50 mln USD30(1)[3]24(1)[3]19(1)[3]17(1)[3]12(1)[2]9[2]4
>= 100 mln USD11[3]7[3]7[3]7[3]4[2]3[2]0
>= 200 mln USD5[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]2[1]1[1]0
>= 500 mln USD3[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 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 solution201883.14%17,634,454
2Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201874.53%66,869,082
3Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201850.71%23,914,533
4Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201848.52%18,788,047
5Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201830.55%30,271,986

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 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.