Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, the matrix below shows Greece'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.

Greece

Year: 2003(9 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD220(9)[2]130(4)[1]71(4)[1]46(4)[1]28(3)[1]169
>= 50 mln USD43(5)[2]26(2)[1]15(2)[1]9(2)[1]6(2)[1]33
>= 100 mln USD19(2)[2]13(1)[1]7(1)[1]5(1)[1]3(1)[1]22
>= 200 mln USD8(2)[2]5(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]22
>= 500 mln USD4(1)[1]221111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200378.64%82,073,140
2Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200372.92%251,923,706
3Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire200371.94%34,885,401
4Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200365.94%29,743,615
5Russian Federation2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200338.21%1,582,243,339
6Russian Federation7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200336.53%61,698,255
7Russian Federation1003Barley200333.02%13,634,629
8Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal200332.92%11,257,038
9Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought200332.82%75,770,010

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.