Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(3 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD388(3)[5]288(2)[5]222(2)[5]153(2)[4]116[4]78[4]38[1]
>= 50 mln USD83[4]62[4]47[4]36[4]30[4]27[4]14[1]
>= 100 mln USD40[2]30[2]24[2]20[2]17[2]17[2]10
>= 200 mln USD20[2]16[2]12[2]10[2]8[2]8[2]2
>= 500 mln USD5[2]3[2]3[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200366.10%16,366,304
2Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200362.02%23,275,306
3Bahrain260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated200330.92%16,954,586

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 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.