Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(12 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD167(12)[1]153(11)[1]129(6)[1]106(4)[1]90(4)[1]66(2)40
>= 50 mln USD36(2)[1]34(2)[1]30(1)[1]25(1)[1]21(1)[1]1711
>= 100 mln USD12(2)[1]12(2)[1]11(1)[1]10(1)[1]9(1)[1]64
>= 200 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]10
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201985.28%11,395,288
2United Arab Emirates271490Bitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rock201981.83%24,852,618
3Kuwait271019Petroleum 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 preparations201977.45%1,874,454,144
4United Arab Emirates071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201973.34%26,379,736
5Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness201955.07%16,595,329
6Ukraine110100Wheat or meslin flour201954.66%22,125,102
7United Arab Emirates271500Bituminous 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)201947.65%13,988,757
8Bahrain271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201946.99%12,493,161
9Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201944.17%139,339,992
10Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201943.57%39,826,266
11Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201940.08%40,944,710
12Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201937.80%22,262,898

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 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.