Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(7 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD484(7)[6]345(4)[5]243(4)[3]168(3)[3]115(1)[2]69(1)[1]36(1)
>= 50 mln USD90(3)[4]70(2)[3]51(2)[2]33(1)[2]22[1]15[1]8
>= 100 mln USD34(2)[4]25(1)[3]22(1)[2]16(1)[2]12[1]9[1]4
>= 200 mln USD15(2)[3]10(1)[2]9(1)[2]8(1)[2]7[1]5[1]2
>= 500 mln USD7(2)[3]6(1)[2]6(1)[2]6(1)[2]5[1]4[1]2

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness202498.49%38,702,103
2Lebanon251010Natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk; unground202469.87%25,259,189
3Russian Federation271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202465.67%1,655,840,964
4Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202456.13%88,041,706
5Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken202439.67%44,660,307
6Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms202435.88%28,998,156
7Iraq270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202431.13%4,599,351,684

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.