Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, the matrix below shows Malaysia'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.

Malaysia

Year: 2011(4 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD452(4)[3]285(3)[2]189(2)[1]127(2)[1]75(2)[1]36(1)15
>= 50 mln USD185(3)[3]121(3)[2]82(2)[1]52(2)[1]31(2)[1]16(1)9
>= 100 mln USD101(2)[3]64(2)[2]41(1)[1]28(1)[1]19(1)[1]11(1)6
>= 200 mln USD57(2)[3]37(2)[2]25(1)[1]17(1)[1]12(1)[1]8(1)3
>= 500 mln USD19(1)[1]13(1)[1]11[1]8[1]5[1]31

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal compounds, of a kind uses principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.49201182.33%228,913,316
2Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201172.14%80,239,284
3United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201142.39%1,079,221,480
4Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201134.25%15,254,611

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.