Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows Uganda'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.

Uganda

Year: 2025(6 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD136(6)[2]112(3)[1]95(1)[1]77(1)[1]54[1]38[1]23[1]
>= 50 mln USD31(3)[1]24(1)21171184
>= 100 mln USD14(2)[1]12(1)98552
>= 200 mln USD6(1)[1]444331
>= 500 mln USD2(1)[1]000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates7602Aluminium; waste and scrap202560.62%12,146,717
2Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202548.26%107,285,237
3Saudi Arabia1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202544.07%11,496,943
4United Arab Emirates2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils202539.62%886,355,195
5Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202537.92%36,543,130
6Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202535.87%71,831,618

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.