Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Bahrain'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.

Bahrain

Year: 2005(8 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD44(8)[2]35(7)[2]26(7)[2]20(5)[1]15(4)[1]10(3)[1]6(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD6[1]4[1]4[1]3[1]3[1]2[1]1[1]
>= 100 mln USD4[1]4[1]4[1]3[1]3[1]2[1]1[1]
>= 200 mln USD3[1]3[1]3[1]2[1]2[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates2517Pebbles, gravel, crushed stone for concrete aggregates for road or railway ballast, shingle or flint; macadam of slag, dross etc tarred granules, chippings, powder of stones of heading no. 2515 and 2516200599.59%22,675,491
2Saudi Arabia0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200596.28%13,223,472
3Saudi Arabia0403Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa.200588.10%13,545,299
4Saudi Arabia2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers200577.00%40,620,094
5Saudi Arabia7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200563.90%37,767,253
6United 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 oils200559.79%10,298,453
7Saudi Arabia4818Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape; handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household or hospital articles, apparel and clothing accessories of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres200558.27%11,258,454
8United Arab Emirates7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal200538.04%12,476,979

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

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.