Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(11 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD158(11)[6]113(10)[3]88(8)[2]65(6)[2]54(5)[2]33(2)[2]20[2]
>= 50 mln USD40(5)[6]28(5)[3]23(4)[2]19(3)[2]15(2)[2]10(1)[2]8[2]
>= 100 mln USD13(2)[5]9(2)[3]8(2)[2]8(2)[2]6(1)[2]4[2]4[2]
>= 200 mln USD4[3]3[2]3[2]3[2]3[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 Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201787.03%57,724,366
2United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201785.35%31,240,976
3Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201774.11%21,164,047
4Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201771.66%154,052,030
5Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201771.41%30,370,284
6Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201762.15%144,788,616
7Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201759.58%54,293,839
8Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201756.37%27,198,340
9Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201747.91%51,357,162
10Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201744.28%35,923,962
11Russian Federation150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified201733.22%33,850,250

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.