Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows Ghana'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.

Ghana

Year: 2025(5 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD146(5)[2]120(3)[1]99(2)[1]79(2)[1]67(1)[1]51[1]31
>= 50 mln USD33(1)[2]29(1)[1]26(1)[1]20(1)[1]18[1]12[1]7
>= 100 mln USD11[1]974442
>= 200 mln USD2221111
>= 500 mln USD0000000

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 solution202573.37%11,837,450
2United Arab Emirates870333Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc202565.79%57,618,618
3Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202547.04%37,667,195
4Russian Federation360200Explosives, prepared; other than propellent powders202533.86%22,916,001
5Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202531.13%13,656,196

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.