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(3 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD133(3)[2]101[1]78[1]60[1]50[1]36[1]18
>= 50 mln USD31[2]26[1]24[1]16[1]16[1]14[1]7
>= 100 mln USD11[1]985551
>= 200 mln USD6543331
>= 500 mln USD1100000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg202539.31%37,668,946
2Russian Federation3602Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders202533.86%22,916,001
3Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202530.71%23,363,127

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.