Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Saudi Arabia'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.

Saudi Arabia

Year: 2000(18 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD214(18)[1]170(14)124(10)89(6)57(5)37(3)16
>= 50 mln USD43(1)38282014101
>= 100 mln USD1615107540
>= 200 mln USD10954330
>= 500 mln USD2210000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain760429Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow200089.93%32,524,307
2Qatar721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter200089.57%17,592,022
3Syria070200Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled200082.92%37,971,514
4United Arab Emirates300450Medicaments; containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail sale200075.08%33,199,775
5Qatar721399Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring 14mm or more in diameter200074.38%18,292,556
6Bahrain481820Paper articles; handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels200067.42%12,957,350
7United Arab Emirates090240Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg200059.95%11,242,681
8United Arab Emirates170199Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter200059.63%16,568,287
9United Arab Emirates721320Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of free-cutting steel200052.36%10,016,013
10Bahrain760410Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles200050.09%38,221,648
11United Arab Emirates090230Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg200045.74%46,135,791
12Iran290220Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene200041.56%24,098,963
13Russian Federation720837Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200040.80%11,968,548
14Russian Federation720839Iron 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 3mm200040.27%13,861,617
15United Arab Emirates340220Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale200039.35%10,868,014
16United Arab Emirates690890-Other200038.99%30,543,505
17Syria010410Sheep; live200035.87%76,858,763
18United Arab Emirates841869Refrigerating or freezing equipment; n.e.c. in heading no. 8418200030.94%11,385,614

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 8 occurrences

Bahrain: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Syria: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.