Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(9 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD924(9)[8]689(5)[4]516(4)[4]364(3)[2]243(2)[2]151[2]73[2]
>= 50 mln USD254(5)[6]191(2)[3]146(2)[3]100(2)[1]64(1)[1]40[1]23[1]
>= 100 mln USD113(4)[4]89(2)[3]69(2)[3]52(2)[1]34(1)[1]23[1]15[1]
>= 200 mln USD52(2)[4]38(1)[3]29(1)[3]22(1)[1]15[1]11[1]8[1]
>= 500 mln USD24(2)[3]17(1)[3]15(1)[3]12(1)[1]8[1]5[1]4[1]

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates711291Waste and scrap of precious metals; of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals201378.88%131,257,584
2Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201370.05%11,750,973
3United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured201365.62%679,364,538
4Ukraine310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201355.25%48,639,956
5Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates201342.67%11,493,544
6Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201337.72%12,049,191
7United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)201333.84%809,414,773
8United Arab Emirates760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201331.99%103,611,561
9Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201331.13%82,998,558

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.