Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(9 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD148(9)[3]100(8)[3]62(2)[2]40(2)[2]29(1)[2]22(1)[1]9(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD42(7)[3]28(6)[3]18(1)[2]11(1)[2]11(1)[2]9(1)[1]5(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD22(5)[3]15(5)[3]8(1)[2]6(1)[2]6(1)[2]5(1)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD6(2)[3]5(2)[3]2[2]2[2]2[2]1[1]1[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(1)[3]3(1)[3]2[2]2[2]2[2]1[1]1[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200892.00%159,053,494
2United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought200869.97%28,631,773
3Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200848.76%60,246,220
4Russian 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 oils200845.69%1,022,222,018
5Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200845.54%426,520,259
6Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200844.51%101,558,480
7Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200844.44%127,660,829
8Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200842.95%23,233,413
9Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200834.60%62,513,179

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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.