Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(98 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD845(98)[3]635(69)[2]485(53)[2]326(38)[2]228(27)153(16)79(9)
>= 50 mln USD194(24)[1]154(19)122(14)89(10)61(7)44(3)18
>= 100 mln USD94(11)[1]78(8)65(7)52(7)36(5)26(2)9
>= 200 mln USD49(7)[1]38(4)33(4)26(4)16(3)11(1)5
>= 500 mln USD19(4)[1]14(2)13(2)11(2)9(1)63

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Kuwait271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202168.83%14,104,522
2Kuwait271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202167.81%14,420,700
3Egypt271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations202132.45%2,168,814,272

Partner frequency summary:

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Egypt: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.