Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(7 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD158(7)[2]141(5)[1]124(5)[1]106(2)78(1)6325
>= 50 mln USD42(4)[2]38(2)[1]34(2)[1]30(1)21177
>= 100 mln USD26(2)[2]23(1)[1]22(1)[1]1915146
>= 200 mln USD9(2)[2]8(1)[1]8(1)[1]6321
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates3812Prepared rubber accelerators; compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics, n.e.c. or included; anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics202376.12%10,838,187
2Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202368.13%82,828,785
3Bahrain2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks202357.87%11,409,386
4Kuwait2710Petroleum 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 oils202354.74%1,326,590,787
5United Arab Emirates3917Tubes, pipes and hoses and fittings thereof (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics202352.59%31,383,558
6Saudi Arabia2710Petroleum 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 oils202338.72%938,474,330
7Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202338.07%51,235,309

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - 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.