Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, the matrix below shows Ethiopia'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.

Ethiopia

Year: 2008(6 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD69(6)[2]64(5)[1]58(5)[1]44(3)36(2)29(1)15
>= 50 mln USD13(3)[2]12(2)[1]10(2)[1]7(1)7(1)54
>= 100 mln USD4(2)[2]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]2211
>= 200 mln USD3(2)[2]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1111
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine721990Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7219200884.96%14,813,958
2Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200877.36%75,529,575
3Iran271490Bitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rock200868.76%26,853,881
4Saudi Arabia271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200859.15%1,166,460,293
5Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200853.48%17,999,858
6United Arab Emirates271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200831.56%622,351,063

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - 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.