Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(7 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD540(7)[5]389(4)[5]267(2)[5]184(1)[5]134(1)[4]80[1]43[1]
>= 50 mln USD121(2)[5]92(1)[5]69[5]50[5]37[4]21[1]11[1]
>= 100 mln USD57[3]47[3]34[3]26[3]20[3]11[1]5[1]
>= 200 mln USD26[2]20[2]16[2]12[2]9[2]31
>= 500 mln USD7[2]6[2]4[2]3[2]3[2]00

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310490Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104200578.26%22,113,125
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200559.18%20,840,781
3Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200549.09%16,217,962
4Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200542.32%58,654,775
5Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200537.09%94,944,024
6Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200535.93%14,881,867
7Bahrain260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated200531.00%38,637,723

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.