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(45 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD400(45)[2]259(25)[1]178(19)[1]121(15)[1]72(9)35(4)12(1)
>= 50 mln USD167(19)[1]114(9)89(8)60(6)31(3)16(1)5
>= 100 mln USD98(10)[1]72(6)61(6)44(6)22(3)12(1)3
>= 200 mln USD53(7)[1]41(5)34(5)25(5)13(3)6(1)2
>= 500 mln USD22(4)[1]15(2)13(2)11(2)8(1)31

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Kuwait2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202167.07%28,525,222
2Egypt2710Petroleum 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 oils202131.02%2,170,378,410

Partner frequency summary:

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Egypt: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - 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.