Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(12 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD173(12)[3]97(8)[3]55(4)[1]34(2)16(1)113
>= 50 mln USD36(4)[3]25(4)[3]14(2)[1]10(1)640
>= 100 mln USD13(4)[3]10(4)[3]6(2)[1]5(1)330
>= 200 mln USD8(4)[3]7(4)[3]4(2)[1]3(1)110
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]11110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201576.23%14,841,073
2Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought201564.63%268,843,245
3Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201557.13%14,167,529
4Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201556.82%479,710,852
5Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201548.72%12,165,808
6Russian 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 oils201548.69%1,476,161,835
7United Arab Emirates4303Articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin201548.55%13,986,773
8Iraq2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201541.23%3,327,662,728
9Saudi 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 derivatives201536.96%17,207,667
10Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken201536.89%47,585,482
11Qatar2909Ethers, 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 derivatives201533.29%15,502,225
12Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201531.82%30,208,179

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.