Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(8 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD164(8)[1]145(6)[1]133(6)[1]106(4)[1]82(3)[1]64(2)[1]38(1)
>= 50 mln USD30(1)[1]29(1)[1]23(1)[1]21(1)[1]17(1)[1]17(1)[1]9
>= 100 mln USD12(1)[1]11(1)[1]10(1)[1]9(1)[1]7(1)[1]7(1)[1]4
>= 200 mln USD3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1
>= 500 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia310280Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution201899.94%16,279,067
2Kuwait271019Petroleum 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 preparations201885.76%1,071,701,919
3United Arab Emirates271490Bitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rock201876.63%29,456,272
4Ukraine720917Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm201865.62%17,569,224
5Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201855.69%44,808,780
6Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness201855.05%11,440,091
7Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201831.29%22,452,074
8Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201830.95%17,998,944

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 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.