Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(13 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD147(13)[3]104(10)[3]77(5)[3]57(1)[2]40(1)[2]23(1)[2]9[1]
>= 50 mln USD37(6)[3]28(6)[3]19(3)[3]13(1)[2]10(1)[2]6(1)[2]3[1]
>= 100 mln USD14(3)[3]13(3)[3]12(2)[3]8[2]7[2]4[2]2[1]
>= 200 mln USD6(2)[3]6(2)[3]5(1)[3]3[2]3[2]3[2]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(1)[3]3(1)[3]3(1)[3]2[2]2[2]2[2]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous202482.43%50,755,920
2Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202459.99%151,155,945
3Russian 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 oils202455.59%1,223,357,898
4Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202455.15%38,896,308
5Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202454.63%39,946,352
6Russian Federation1003Barley202446.26%83,581,825
7United Arab Emirates2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202444.73%35,900,715
8Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202443.98%95,915,869
9Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202443.03%296,579,714
10Bahrain7605Aluminium wire202440.13%13,439,605
11Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought202438.17%17,617,405
12Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202437.97%26,781,481
13United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought202432.91%15,192,612

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

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.