Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(16 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD148(16)[5]115(11)[4]89(10)[3]61(6)[2]48(4)[2]32(3)[2]25(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD36(8)[5]22(5)[4]20(5)[3]16(3)[2]11(2)[2]9(1)[2]8[2]
>= 100 mln USD12(2)[4]8(1)[3]8(1)[3]7(1)[2]5[2]5[2]5[2]
>= 200 mln USD5(1)[4]4[3]4[3]3[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310290Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, other kinds including mixtures not specified in the foregoing subheadings201595.94%13,579,726
2United Arab Emirates760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201587.27%23,548,845
3Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201585.01%57,703,174
4Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201570.08%69,258,789
5Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201569.97%31,603,753
6Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201564.81%135,360,550
7Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201559.07%54,361,302
8Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201557.33%31,602,528
9Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201553.51%43,319,220
10Russian Federation720719Iron 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-section201552.91%83,771,889
11Russian Federation100390Cereals; barley, other than seed201543.62%49,280,769
12Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201539.54%99,586,974
13Saudi Arabia390760-Poly(ethylene terephthalate)201538.15%12,896,844
14Russian Federation150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified201537.72%34,806,015
15Ukraine720719Iron 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-section201537.23%58,954,717
16Russian Federation271019Petroleum 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 preparations201535.40%404,181,850

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - 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.