Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(13 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD356(13)[3]268(12)[1]184(8)[1]106(5)[1]76(2)[1]42(1)[1]20
>= 50 mln USD61(5)[3]49(4)[1]36(3)[1]22(2)[1]16(1)[1]12(1)[1]4
>= 100 mln USD26(4)[3]22(3)[1]17(3)[1]11(2)[1]7(1)[1]5(1)[1]3
>= 200 mln USD8(2)[2]7(1)[1]5(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD5(2)[2]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200680.33%711,503,470
2Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200672.32%35,350,997
3Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200665.59%109,111,405
4Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese200665.08%13,816,632
5Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200664.02%18,117,392
6Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm200659.02%40,846,402
7Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200657.08%193,848,380
8Ukraine290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200654.17%19,218,796
9Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200648.99%18,705,648
10Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated200647.90%14,331,273
11Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200646.49%17,750,859
12Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200642.87%77,881,194
13Russian 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 preparations200639.70%890,383,733

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

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.