Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(13 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD258(13)[5]196(8)[4]139(7)[2]95(5)[1]59(3)[1]35(3)[1]21
>= 50 mln USD50(6)[4]39(3)[3]29(2)[2]22(1)[1]13(1)[1]8(1)[1]5
>= 100 mln USD16(2)[4]12(2)[3]10(1)[2]9(1)[1]5(1)[1]4(1)[1]3
>= 200 mln USD9(2)[4]7(2)[3]5(1)[2]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]1
>= 500 mln USD4(2)[2]4(2)[2]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]1

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201284.37%20,933,024
2Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas201283.67%1,182,934,062
3Ukraine270210Lignite; whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated, excluding jet201281.89%22,059,978
4Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201267.69%14,633,246
5Syria251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground201260.62%11,394,475
6Russian Federation430180Furskins; raw, of animals n.e.c. in heading no. 4301, whole, with or without head, tail or paws (excluding goods of heading no. 4101, 4102 and 4103)201259.63%17,890,874
7Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201256.65%68,798,797
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 preparations201248.10%1,728,501,368
9Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken201239.31%64,154,427
10Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201233.18%15,870,188
11Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201232.66%70,235,361
12Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201231.96%84,327,121
13Russian Federation100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201231.62%21,712,128

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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.