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(6 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD155(6)[1]128(4)[1]113(3)[1]94(2)[1]63(2)[1]46(1)[1]25
>= 50 mln USD37(2)[1]30(2)[1]29(2)[1]22(1)[1]16(1)[1]12(1)[1]6
>= 100 mln USD17(1)[1]13(1)[1]12(1)[1]9(1)[1]7(1)[1]6(1)[1]3
>= 200 mln USD5(1)[1]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]2
>= 500 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Kuwait2710Petroleum 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 oils201885.60%1,071,701,919
2United Arab Emirates2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks201876.91%31,080,163
3Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201850.64%50,928,193
4Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201841.42%35,258,920
5Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201835.89%38,075,308
6Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201831.13%29,532,842

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.