Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, the matrix below shows Qatar'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.

Qatar

Year: 2018(14 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD202(14)153(12)121(9)99(5)74(5)56(2)31(1)
>= 50 mln USD44(3)37(2)36(2)32(1)26(1)2013
>= 100 mln USD27(2)22(1)21(1)18(1)18(1)1511
>= 200 mln USD1211108863
>= 500 mln USD5554442

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals2018100.00%41,051,460
2Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201889.62%26,782,311
3Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201875.95%13,748,046
4Ukraine100310Cereals; barley, seed201874.57%18,479,940
5Iran270810Pitch; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars201872.15%112,962,463
6Kuwait330410Cosmetic and toilet preparations; lip make-up201857.76%25,848,851
7Iran720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201852.87%14,712,014
8Iran070999Vegetables; edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled201852.08%18,851,483
9Iran010410Sheep; live201851.25%72,170,209
10Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201848.55%31,831,137
11Russian Federation740312Copper; refined, unwrought, wire-bars201847.03%43,869,640
12Iran722790Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7227201840.05%14,540,013
13Kuwait271312Petroleum coke; calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals201838.71%37,559,853
14Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201838.61%134,048,664

Partner frequency summary:

Iran: 6 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Kuwait: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.