Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(12 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD314(12)[3]233(11)[3]157(8)[2]96(5)[1]64(3)[1]32(1)[1]13
>= 50 mln USD56(6)[3]44(6)[3]29(4)[2]20(3)[1]16(2)[1]8(1)[1]1
>= 100 mln USD25(4)[3]21(4)[3]13(3)[2]10(2)[1]8(1)[1]5(1)[1]1
>= 200 mln USD7(2)[2]7(2)[2]5(2)[2]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD4(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]2220

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200581.20%457,279,673
2Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200574.83%80,862,132
3Qatar290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200573.71%15,527,617
4Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200564.90%154,761,994
5Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm200563.95%37,695,407
6Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200556.64%17,866,677
7Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200556.15%21,553,441
8Russian Federation271019Petroleum 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 preparations200552.86%921,629,657
9Russian Federation720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204200546.96%157,312,595
10Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200543.11%65,827,322
11Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200540.20%11,358,393
12Ukraine290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200535.31%11,550,316

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271121 - 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.