Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(15 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD149(15)[3]125(13)[2]88(8)[2]70(5)[2]52(3)[2]37(1)[2]25(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD28(7)[3]23(6)[2]16(4)[2]12(1)[2]9(1)[2]9(1)[2]7(1)[2]
>= 100 mln USD13(3)[3]12(3)[2]8(1)[2]6[2]5[2]5[2]3[2]
>= 200 mln USD4(1)[2]4(1)[2]4(1)[2]3[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]
>= 500 mln USD2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous2021100.00%94,871,816
2Saudi Arabia320619Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing less than 80% by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry weight202179.41%10,476,192
3United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202170.13%23,032,137
4United Arab Emirates760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202164.69%10,966,287
5Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202160.98%29,270,744
6Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202154.72%57,197,063
7Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202153.65%53,048,155
8Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202150.25%202,197,005
9Ukraine720837Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm202147.80%19,078,436
10Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon202145.20%31,153,209
11Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202144.79%128,793,503
12Russian Federation100390Cereals; barley, other than seed202143.48%124,604,134
13Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms202143.43%13,461,343
14United Arab Emirates390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms202134.57%10,712,751
15United Arab Emirates250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202132.75%55,031,378

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

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.