Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(17 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD525(17)[7]357(13)[6]226(10)[6]148(8)[6]96(7)[5]53(6)[4]26(2)[3]
>= 50 mln USD88(6)[3]60(4)[2]41(3)[2]31(2)[2]28(2)[2]17(1)[1]9[1]
>= 100 mln USD36(3)[2]22(2)[1]15(1)[1]12(1)[1]12(1)[1]74
>= 200 mln USD14(2)[2]9(1)[1]7(1)[1]7(1)[1]7(1)[1]32
>= 500 mln USD4(2)[2]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]00

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Italy271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas2008100.00%65,414,111
2Bulgaria271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas200899.03%14,951,234
3France271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200897.27%13,896,452
4Italy271099Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)200888.25%27,271,487
5Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas200872.70%1,237,016,680
6Egypt271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200862.71%23,434,458
7Russian 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 preparations200832.88%1,438,267,898

Partner frequency summary:

Italy: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Bulgaria: 1 occurrence

France: 1 occurrence

Egypt: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271099 - Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bitu...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271129 - 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.