Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(8 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD189(8)[2]109(5)[2]62(4)[2]34(1)[1]21114
>= 50 mln USD53(4)[2]33(2)[2]19(2)[2]9(1)[1]410
>= 100 mln USD13(3)[2]9(2)[2]7(2)[2]4(1)[1]300
>= 200 mln USD7(2)[2]6(2)[2]5(2)[2]2(1)[1]100
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201369.04%1,307,761,554
2Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201356.98%15,926,368
3Ukraine7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201352.05%16,041,004
4Russian Federation2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201351.86%2,266,975,737
5Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201347.83%10,212,399
6Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought201339.30%175,761,646
7Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken201332.96%55,290,072
8Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201330.43%33,789,753

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.