Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(13 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD151(13)[1]129(8)119(5)100(3)87(2)64(1)38
>= 50 mln USD36(5)[1]31(3)27(2)26(2)23(1)1915
>= 100 mln USD13(2)[1]10(1)88875
>= 200 mln USD4(1)[1]333332
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 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 modified202088.39%15,866,841
2Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon202072.35%57,206,493
3Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202064.19%67,270,021
4Bahrain271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202054.15%10,821,770
5United Arab Emirates271490Bitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rock202053.24%10,881,405
6United Arab Emirates071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202047.93%26,685,596
7Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness202047.17%10,050,415
8Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202040.24%111,719,586
9Kuwait271019Petroleum 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 preparations202037.09%583,372,674
10United Arab Emirates940690Buildings; prefabricated, not of wood202034.95%11,264,201
11United Arab Emirates310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution202034.13%62,651,344
12Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202033.59%15,953,497
13Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202032.55%11,690,737

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 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.