Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, the matrix below shows Morocco'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.

Morocco

Year: 2014(21 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD303(21)[5]220(19)[5]183(16)[4]128(13)[3]96(10)[2]63(4)[2]39(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD70(8)[5]51(8)[5]40(7)[4]32(6)[3]24(5)[2]13[2]12[2]
>= 100 mln USD35(6)[4]29(6)[4]21(5)[3]18(4)[2]13(3)[1]5[1]5[1]
>= 200 mln USD16(3)[3]14(3)[3]10(2)[2]8(1)[1]8(1)[1]4[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD4(1)[2]4(1)[2]2(1)[1]1111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain760521Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm2014100.00%32,289,485
2Saudi Arabia290949Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; n.e.c. in item no. 2909.4201496.07%25,646,799
3Saudi Arabia481950Paper and paperboard; packing containers, including record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4819201488.89%42,461,662
4United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201485.13%45,858,109
5Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201478.34%102,652,241
6Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201477.27%132,646,888
7Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201475.91%74,727,969
8Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201475.58%58,315,703
9Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous201475.55%299,129,613
10Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201471.63%27,663,077
11United Arab Emirates180632Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less201469.02%12,956,985
12Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201468.17%31,264,831
13Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201460.39%130,838,142
14Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201455.21%20,727,929
15Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201453.00%1,788,418,487
16Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201452.06%23,750,848
17Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201443.37%303,532,876
18Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201442.89%12,972,323
19United Arab Emirates760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201441.21%12,466,555
20United Arab Emirates151620Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared201434.09%15,224,754
21Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos201433.42%11,985,641

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Bahrain: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.