Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(9 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD446(9)[5]305(5)[2]227(1)[1]161(1)[1]106(1)[1]72(1)[1]35(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD76(4)[4]51(2)[1]392718103
>= 100 mln USD30(2)[4]20(1)[1]16131283
>= 200 mln USD14(2)[4]9(1)[1]66643
>= 500 mln USD10(2)[4]7(1)[1]55532

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Lebanon251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground202392.25%31,634,995
2Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202347.17%22,337,215
3Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202344.88%15,829,695
4Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202343.03%1,347,786,870
5Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202340.87%52,890,967
6Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms202337.41%22,138,731
7Iraq270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202337.40%5,181,824,916
8Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202333.19%44,601,689
9Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202331.56%82,557,440

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.