Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows Armenia'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.

Armenia

Year: 2025(26 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD45(26)33(20)28(16)14(10)9(7)6(5)4(4)
>= 50 mln USD17(10)11(8)10(7)5(5)3(3)2(2)2(2)
>= 100 mln USD7(4)5(4)5(4)4(4)2(2)2(2)2(2)
>= 200 mln USD5(2)3(2)3(2)2(2)1(1)1(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD3(2)3(2)3(2)2(2)1(1)1(1)1(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (26 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran26Ores, slag and ash202595.85%28,425,198
2Russian Federation86Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds202594.09%27,710,223
3Russian Federation71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin202591.36%2,388,700,314
4Russian Federation10Cereals202590.51%112,966,834
5Russian Federation11Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten202581.09%19,665,755
6Russian Federation15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes202577.38%69,436,734
7Iran25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement202573.94%39,010,999
8Russian Federation63Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags202566.38%33,862,942
9Iran72Iron and steel202563.92%137,472,789
10Russian Federation27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes202560.09%681,032,030
11Russian Federation70Glass and glassware202555.12%41,840,381
12Russian Federation21Miscellaneous edible preparations202554.80%44,978,200
13Russian Federation19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products202554.41%51,529,194
14Iran07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible202553.65%24,355,355
15Russian Federation31Fertilizers202551.31%14,259,125
16Russian Federation76Aluminium and articles thereof202550.73%74,067,735
17Russian Federation16Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof202547.05%15,890,914
18Russian Federation18Cocoa and cocoa preparations202545.98%47,403,081
19Iran28Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes202544.09%19,408,230
20Russian Federation44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal202544.06%50,491,363
21Russian Federation20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants202538.79%23,511,009
22Russian Federation62Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted202536.44%63,137,231
23Russian Federation73Iron or steel articles202535.36%67,225,729
24Russian Federation61Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted202533.41%49,207,904
25Russian Federation68Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof202533.00%18,737,142
26Russian Federation56Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof202530.46%12,542,371

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 21 occurrences

Iran: 5 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.