Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, 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: 2001(11 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD147(11)100(10)64(9)42(7)18(4)62
>= 50 mln USD47(2)35(2)22(1)14(1)751
>= 100 mln USD1713106210
>= 200 mln USD7533000
>= 500 mln USD4311000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Syria0702Tomatoes; fresh or chilled200179.09%33,325,908
2Qatar7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel200178.79%33,645,375
3Qatar7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200177.84%43,577,121
4Syria6108Slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles; women's or girls', knitted or crocheted200174.13%13,414,150
5Syria0809Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh200169.09%13,040,283
6Ukraine2602Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight200168.96%14,372,818
7Bahrain7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles200160.50%74,685,693
8Iran2902Cyclic hydrocarbons200154.22%38,993,115
9United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers200152.33%16,627,754
10United Arab Emirates0902Tea200145.33%51,441,931
11Syria0104Sheep and goats; live200134.02%49,177,395

Partner frequency summary:

Syria: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

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.