Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(11 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD270(11)[3]161(8)[3]103(4)[1]60(4)[1]41(3)23(1)6
>= 50 mln USD72(7)[3]49(5)[3]33(1)[1]19(1)[1]1192
>= 100 mln USD41(4)[3]31(3)[3]21(1)[1]13(1)[1]1082
>= 200 mln USD19(4)[3]12(3)[3]8(1)[1]5(1)[1]332
>= 500 mln USD9(3)[3]7(3)[3]5(1)[1]4(1)[1]222

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation1404Vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included202288.26%10,100,176
2Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken202276.25%23,530,161
3Lebanon2510Natural calcium phosphates; natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk202275.61%28,727,858
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 oils202264.31%4,387,424,245
5Iraq2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202244.45%6,978,017,375
6Russian Federation2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202241.44%4,329,872,391
7Russian Federation7408Copper wire202240.11%52,358,614
8Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202240.08%66,442,179
9Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202239.30%73,930,229
10Russian Federation7605Aluminium wire202236.80%15,246,031
11Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought202233.02%453,031,489

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 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.