Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, the matrix below shows Nepal'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.

Nepal

Year: 2017(4 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD127(4)[3]123(4)[3]113(1)[3]107(1)[3]98(1)[3]88(1)[3]67[3]
>= 50 mln USD23(1)[3]22(1)[3]18[3]18[3]18[3]14[3]14[3]
>= 100 mln USD15(1)[3]15(1)[3]13[3]13[3]13[3]10[3]10[3]
>= 200 mln USD5[3]5[3]5[3]5[3]5[3]5[3]5[3]
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201781.08%46,727,205
2Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201748.36%30,261,377
3Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201742.73%29,116,657
4United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured201742.49%111,331,786

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.