Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(5 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD57(5)[1]46(4)[1]40(3)[1]27(2)[1]22(1)[1]154
>= 50 mln USD16(2)[1]14(2)[1]12(2)[1]11(2)[1]8(1)[1]51
>= 100 mln USD8(2)[1]8(2)[1]8(2)[1]8(2)[1]6(1)[1]31
>= 200 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]11
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi 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 oils200971.68%872,375,371
2Russian 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 10kg200962.35%155,396,021
3United Arab Emirates7305Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (e.g. welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, not seamless200953.17%15,880,026
4Iran2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks200941.37%18,341,470
5Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200932.71%15,974,564

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Iran: 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.