Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(3 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD35(3)19(1)116310
>= 50 mln USD28(3)16(1)105210
>= 100 mln USD23(2)14(1)94100
>= 200 mln USD14(2)8(1)41000
>= 500 mln USD5431000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Syria01Animals; live200642.97%264,422,730
2Bahrain76Aluminium and articles thereof200638.71%380,508,576
3United Arab Emirates18Cocoa and cocoa preparations200633.20%66,790,997

Partner frequency summary:

Syria: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.