Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(8 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD164(8)[2]137(5)[2]123(5)[2]100(4)[2]77(3)[1]52(2)[1]27
>= 50 mln USD45(2)[1]38(1)[1]36(1)[1]28(1)[1]22125
>= 100 mln USD21(1)[1]18(1)[1]16(1)[1]12(1)[1]953
>= 200 mln USD9(1)[1]7(1)[1]5(1)[1]4(1)[1]210
>= 500 mln USD3(1)[1]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates2715Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt; on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs)201583.93%12,898,995
2Saudi Arabia2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201581.04%10,276,478
3United Arab Emirates2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks201579.04%44,410,395
4Kuwait2710Petroleum 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 oils201566.71%1,324,060,862
5Saudi Arabia6305Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods201559.81%11,317,345
6Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201538.98%29,636,050
7Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201537.97%41,158,225
8United Arab Emirates1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form201532.43%58,347,787

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.