Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, the matrix below shows Myanmar'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.

Myanmar

Year: 2020(7 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD208(7)[4]187(6)[4]158(4)[3]139(4)[3]110(3)[2]80(1)[2]45(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD35(1)[3]33(1)[3]29[3]26[3]22[2]17[2]11[1]
>= 100 mln USD14[2]14[2]13[2]12[2]10[1]9[1]6
>= 200 mln USD5[2]5[2]5[2]5[2]4[1]3[1]2
>= 500 mln USD4[2]4[2]4[2]4[2]3[1]3[1]2

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates271490Bitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rock202098.27%21,762,488
2United Arab Emirates721632Iron or non-alloy steel; I sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more202074.94%11,211,831
3United Arab Emirates271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202073.24%25,233,164
4United Arab Emirates240319Tobacco; smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion202062.50%29,142,792
5Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202048.20%65,672,331
6United Arab Emirates722830Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded202042.47%13,955,897
7Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202034.24%14,515,947

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.