Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, the matrix below shows Qatar'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.

Qatar

Year: 2002(6 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD15(6)10(3)6(2)5(1)4(1)10
>= 50 mln USD2211110
>= 100 mln USD1100000
>= 200 mln USD1100000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin200279.81%40,192,132
2Syria01Animals; live200250.65%21,133,382
3Saudi Arabia20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants200243.17%11,164,043
4United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200237.48%10,172,465
5Saudi Arabia04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included200235.70%25,418,636
6Saudi Arabia76Aluminium and articles thereof200232.00%12,763,056

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Syria: 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.