Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(11 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD346(11)[6]241(8)[4]160(4)[2]109(2)[2]66(2)[2]42(1)[1]16(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD58(5)[4]42(3)[3]30(1)[1]18(1)[1]11(1)[1]83
>= 100 mln USD25(4)[3]20(3)[2]14(1)[1]8(1)[1]5(1)[1]32
>= 200 mln USD12(3)[3]10(2)[2]7(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]10
>= 500 mln USD5(3)[3]4(2)[2]3(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Syria251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground201094.18%17,651,327
2Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201073.31%768,597,808
3Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201055.77%30,099,990
4Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201053.14%12,842,552
5Russian 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 preparations201045.49%1,344,235,951
6Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201045.45%16,227,546
7Saudi Arabia390760-Poly(ethylene terephthalate)201045.41%23,169,556
8Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201044.70%157,707,291
9Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201038.48%59,716,600
10Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201033.64%3,725,634,830
11Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201032.85%15,840,892

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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.