Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(11 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD147(11)[3]90(7)[2]60(5)[2]39(4)[2]25(2)[2]19(1)[2]10[2]
>= 50 mln USD34(4)[3]19(2)[2]14(2)[2]10(2)[2]7(1)[2]6(1)[2]2[2]
>= 100 mln USD15(2)[3]8[2]5[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]2[2]
>= 200 mln USD4(1)[3]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200985.94%79,223,474
2United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought200975.76%18,596,045
3Ukraine1005Maize (corn)200969.81%88,647,059
4Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200963.24%12,846,069
5Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200952.13%23,496,966
6Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200947.44%15,686,781
7Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200946.06%19,661,963
8Russian Federation2710Petroleum 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 oils200937.95%419,997,642
9Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin200933.25%107,113,043
10Russian Federation1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200931.01%36,768,071
11Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200930.05%39,964,770

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.