Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows North Macedonia'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.

North Macedonia

Year: 2025(4 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD103(4)[3]79(1)[1]56(1)[1]38[1]27[1]1610
>= 50 mln USD16(2)[3]11[1]8[1]6[1]5[1]32
>= 100 mln USD6[1]6[1]3[1]3[1]3[1]22
>= 200 mln USD3[1]3[1]3[1]3[1]3[1]22
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]11

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202552.30%20,620,867
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202535.03%76,249,015
3United Arab Emirates2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202533.68%73,297,997
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202532.00%19,028,526

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.