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(19 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 160(19)[1] | 117(14) | 77(10) | 47(8) | 24(6) | 5(1) | 2 |
| >= 50 mln USD | 44(3) | 31(3) | 22(2) | 12(1) | 7(1) | 1 | 1 |
| >= 100 mln USD | 16(2) | 14(2) | 11(2) | 6(1) | 4(1) | 0 | 0 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 8(1) | 7(1) | 5(1) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 7228 | Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel | 2002 | 88.57% | 42,455,520 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 7604 | Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles | 2002 | 79.81% | 152,093,257 |
| 3 | Qatar | 7214 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | 2002 | 76.34% | 41,292,852 |
| 4 | Syria | 0702 | Tomatoes; fresh or chilled | 2002 | 76.02% | 47,101,392 |
| 5 | Syria | 0809 | Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh | 2002 | 74.73% | 20,471,492 |
| 6 | Syria | 6108 | Slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles; women's or girls', knitted or crocheted | 2002 | 74.08% | 10,834,414 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 2523 | Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers | 2002 | 68.42% | 16,827,221 |
| 8 | Iran | 0802 | Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled | 2002 | 60.41% | 10,304,546 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 1512 | Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2002 | 55.37% | 11,879,748 |
| 10 | Syria | 0104 | Sheep and goats; live | 2002 | 54.34% | 259,133,124 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 0902 | Tea | 2002 | 46.05% | 51,717,131 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 7207 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof | 2002 | 44.74% | 34,195,776 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 3401 | Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for retail, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent | 2002 | 42.92% | 10,969,614 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 1511 | Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2002 | 42.34% | 18,312,823 |
| 15 | Bahrain | 4803 | Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary uses, cellulose wadding, webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls over 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side exceeding 36cm when unfolded | 2002 | 39.61% | 14,909,619 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 3402 | Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401 | 2002 | 38.59% | 20,417,092 |
| 17 | Syria | 5408 | Woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404 | 2002 | 36.08% | 13,267,750 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 2710 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils | 2002 | 33.88% | 16,561,621 |
| 19 | Qatar | 7213 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils | 2002 | 32.06% | 25,291,765 |
Partner frequency summary:
United Arab Emirates: 7 occurrences
Syria: 5 occurrences
Qatar: 3 occurrences
Bahrain: 2 occurrences
Iran: 1 occurrence
Ukraine: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...
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.