Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(12 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD151(12)[1]135(8)[1]119(5)[1]104(3)91(3)62(2)43(2)
>= 50 mln USD35(3)[1]32(3)[1]29(2)[1]26222116
>= 100 mln USD16(3)[1]14(3)[1]13(2)[1]10997
>= 200 mln USD8(2)[1]7(2)[1]7(2)[1]5443
>= 500 mln USD3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]2111

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720711Iron 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 thickness2021100.00%16,543,908
2Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202194.44%23,412,894
3Ukraine720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section202174.42%21,351,998
4Ukraine100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed202156.57%347,412,251
5Kuwait271019Petroleum 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 preparations202153.96%510,697,542
6Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202147.52%41,214,302
7Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon202140.68%35,265,927
8Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202140.57%127,861,172
9Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202137.19%16,366,347
10United Arab Emirates071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202134.45%19,949,482
11United Arab Emirates940690Buildings; prefabricated, not of wood202130.68%13,132,500
12Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon202130.32%26,283,370

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

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.