Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, the matrix below shows Saudi Arabia'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.

Saudi Arabia

Year: 2004(4 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD34(4)21(3)12(1)5100
>= 50 mln USD22(2)15(2)10(1)5100
>= 100 mln USD16(2)10(2)6(1)2000
>= 200 mln USD10(2)7(2)4(1)2000
>= 500 mln USD4311000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Syria01Animals; live200457.51%277,216,613
2Bahrain76Aluminium and articles thereof200443.62%312,434,524
3United Arab Emirates17Sugars and sugar confectionery200442.51%31,094,706
4United Arab Emirates18Cocoa and cocoa preparations200430.96%40,846,718

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.