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(7 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD67(7)[2]57(5)[1]42(3)[1]30(2)23(1)168
>= 50 mln USD15(3)[2]12(2)[1]9(1)[1]7531
>= 100 mln USD6(2)[2]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]4321
>= 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 (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7219Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more200875.55%15,848,419
2Iran2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks200863.00%29,314,934
3Saudi Arabia2710Petroleum 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 oils200859.10%1,166,460,784
4Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200845.59%12,987,183
5Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg200845.37%93,214,422
6Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200836.79%22,415,964
7United 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 oils200831.53%622,353,589

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.