Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, the matrix below shows State of Palestine'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.

State of Palestine

Year: 2023(5 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD92(5)[2]75(4)[2]59(3)[2]51(1)[2]40(1)[2]32[2]20[2]
>= 50 mln USD15[2]13[2]10[2]9[2]8[2]7[2]6[2]
>= 100 mln USD8[2]8[2]8[2]8[2]7[2]7[2]6[2]
>= 200 mln USD4[1]4[1]4[1]4[1]4[1]4[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought202371.86%10,132,397
2Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202352.38%14,141,407
3Saudi Arabia1902Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, or otherwise prepared, egg spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared202352.23%12,614,011
4Saudi Arabia1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202345.20%28,034,169
5Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202336.53%27,459,882

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.