Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, the matrix below shows Algeria'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.

Algeria

Year: 2014(14 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD383(14)[4]283(9)[4]215(8)[3]155(7)[3]106(4)[3]73(2)[3]40(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD83(5)[2]64(3)[2]47(3)[1]37(3)[1]27(2)[1]18(2)[1]8(1)
>= 100 mln USD44(2)[1]33(2)[1]23(2)19(2)14(1)7(1)3
>= 200 mln USD19[1]14[1]109942
>= 500 mln USD8[1]7[1]55531

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 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 modified201499.98%73,976,855
2Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201488.09%106,638,294
3Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201478.86%20,275,435
4Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201472.26%31,398,886
5Qatar490110Printed matter; in single sheets, whether or not folded201468.81%43,157,725
6United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201462.39%16,009,480
7Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201460.52%171,529,606
8Russian Federation720827Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201453.86%17,402,084
9Ukraine270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon201448.27%20,694,724
10Saudi Arabia481920Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard201439.07%22,877,369
11Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201438.27%74,911,089
12Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness201435.93%44,383,745
13United Arab Emirates390760-Poly(ethylene terephthalate)201434.80%75,936,053
14Saudi Arabia391990Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cm201434.44%14,998,494

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

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.