Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(11 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD153(11)104(8)77(5)56(4)42(2)31(1)16
>= 50 mln USD41(2)31(2)25(2)20(1)16(1)14(1)9
>= 100 mln USD21(1)19(1)17(1)1412117
>= 200 mln USD13(1)11(1)10(1)7653
>= 500 mln USD4332100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202183.47%72,679,337
2Kuwait2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202178.81%16,976,268
3Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202166.35%19,115,748
4Iran0702Tomatoes; fresh or chilled202160.06%14,377,692
5Russian Federation7408Copper wire202157.91%226,885,301
6Iran2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202149.12%10,641,305
7Iran0807Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh202144.38%10,679,790
8Russian Federation0902Tea202142.56%11,151,234
9Iran0104Sheep and goats; live202139.94%46,989,680
10Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202134.26%20,836,169
11Kuwait9406Buildings; prefabricated202131.56%18,859,820

Partner frequency summary:

Iran: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 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.