Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, the matrix below shows Ethiopia'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.

Ethiopia

Year: 2011(10 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD79(10)[2]59(9)[2]47(5)[2]32[1]21[1]13[1]7[1]
>= 50 mln USD13(2)[1]11(2)[1]10(1)[1]7540
>= 100 mln USD8(2)[1]7(2)[1]6(1)[1]4210
>= 200 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1000
>= 500 mln USD1(1)[1]1(1)[1]1(1)[1]0000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7219Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more201156.22%12,256,958
2Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201155.63%25,943,709
3Saudi Arabia2710Petroleum 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 oils201153.89%798,996,344
4Iran2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks201152.31%29,619,579
5Ukraine3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201152.14%45,836,185
6Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201148.73%195,998,663
7United Arab Emirates9406Buildings; prefabricated201145.41%23,234,411
8United Arab Emirates2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks201144.79%25,359,735
9Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201143.39%15,983,546
10Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201133.48%21,839,480

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

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.