Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(5 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD488(5)[5]353(3)[5]266(3)[5]191(2)[4]131(2)[2]82[1]52[1]
>= 50 mln USD116(1)[5]87[5]70[5]54[4]35[2]20[1]12[1]
>= 100 mln USD55[3]45[3]35[3]29[3]23[2]14[1]9[1]
>= 200 mln USD27[2]22[2]16[2]15[2]13[1]86
>= 500 mln USD6[2]5[2]4[2]4[2]3[1]22

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 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 solution200479.69%32,155,089
2Russian Federation880260Spacecraft; (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles200477.14%10,259,661
3Russian Federation310490Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104200456.83%17,746,826
4Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200436.77%96,215,365
5Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200432.86%14,304,197

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Legend:

(n)

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.