Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, 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: 2002(5 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD35(5)21(2)9(1)3100
>= 50 mln USD20(3)12(2)6(1)2100
>= 100 mln USD13(2)8(2)4(1)1000
>= 200 mln USD8(1)6(1)4(1)1000
>= 500 mln USD3200000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Syria01Animals; live200250.89%259,133,124
2Bahrain76Aluminium and articles thereof200242.11%176,441,821
3Syria07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible200234.75%58,004,873
4United Arab Emirates34Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster200234.04%31,500,839
5United Arab Emirates15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes200231.23%39,554,183

Partner frequency summary:

Syria: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 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.