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)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD116(11)[3]76(9)[2]54(7)[2]38(5)[2]27(4)[2]16(1)[2]9[1]
>= 50 mln USD31(4)[3]19(3)[2]15(3)[2]13(2)[2]6(2)[2]4(1)[2]2[1]
>= 100 mln USD11(3)[3]8(2)[2]8(2)[2]7(1)[2]4(1)[2]3[2]2[1]
>= 200 mln USD4[3]3[2]3[2]3[2]2[2]2[2]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]1[1]0

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201786.49%57,724,366
2United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought201773.39%33,211,677
3Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201771.79%21,164,047
4Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201771.64%154,052,030
5Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201765.17%38,332,849
6Bahrain7605Aluminium wire201752.57%11,005,758
7Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201751.72%108,195,621
8Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201744.28%35,923,962
9Russian Federation7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated201741.96%38,153,547
10Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin201734.87%144,788,616
11Russian Federation1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201733.22%33,850,250

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 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.