Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, the matrix below shows Tunisia'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.

Tunisia

Year: 2002(6 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD80(6)[6]68(4)[4]53(4)[4]40(1)[3]27(1)[2]18(1)[2]15(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD15[4]15[4]12[4]9[3]6[2]4[2]4[2]
>= 100 mln USD5[3]5[3]4[3]3[2]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 200 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section200296.38%10,104,998
2Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200257.14%24,311,276
3Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200254.94%31,424,317
4Ukraine100300Barley.200254.54%47,674,064
5Ukraine100190- Other200239.93%48,523,367
6Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous200237.12%15,793,831

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.