Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(9 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD19(9)11(4)5(2)3(2)2(1)00
>= 50 mln USD3310000
>= 100 mln USD1110000
>= 200 mln USD1110000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 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; coin200376.15%37,180,647
2Bahrain26Ores, slag and ash200363.96%32,725,702
3Syria01Animals; live200348.70%16,442,423
4Saudi Arabia20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants200347.19%13,864,012
5Saudi Arabia04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included200339.85%29,412,565
6United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200338.50%11,104,515
7United Arab Emirates32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks200336.10%11,276,134
8Saudi Arabia32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks200334.99%10,930,927
9Saudi Arabia76Aluminium and articles thereof200334.17%16,114,649

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

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.