Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, the matrix below shows Nigeria'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.

Nigeria

Year: 2021(12 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD390(12)[2]341(7)[2]301(5)[1]240(3)[1]194(1)[1]149(1)[1]98(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD81(4)72(1)6450413224
>= 100 mln USD38(1)343126221716
>= 200 mln USD111099744
>= 500 mln USD3222211

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310430Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium sulphate202199.94%41,112,560
2Ukraine720854Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of less than 3mm202166.72%30,314,948
3United Arab Emirates854420Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors202166.09%34,065,969
4Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202154.33%18,135,628
5Russian Federation890120Tankers202153.62%14,923,270
6Russian Federation030351Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202149.38%61,115,518
7Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm202140.93%20,784,640
8Russian Federation030368Fish; frozen, blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202135.93%57,781,924
9United Arab Emirates842139Machinery; for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion engines202134.57%31,343,238
10Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202131.37%120,735,222
11Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202131.09%83,558,409
12United Arab Emirates902610Instruments and apparatus; for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquids202130.74%10,872,036

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 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.