Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(6 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD97(6)[5]79(5)[4]56(4)[3]40(3)[3]26(2)[2]20(1)[2]18(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD23(2)[4]19(2)[3]15(2)[3]10(1)[3]6(1)[2]6(1)[2]5(1)[2]
>= 100 mln USD3[2]3[2]2[2]2[2]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 200 mln USD2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]1[1]1[1]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Algeria271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas200399.93%80,583,226
2Libya270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200394.46%252,200,213
3Italy271019Petroleum 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; not light oils and preparations200369.73%379,545,613
4Libya271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200344.19%42,260,755
5France271011-- Light oils and preparations200335.06%53,032,066

Partner frequency summary:

Libya: 2 occurrences

Algeria: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

France: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271129 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.