Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(7 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD587(7)[6]431(6)[6]305(3)[6]214(2)[6]147(1)[5]88(1)[2]49(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD141(1)[5]117(1)[5]82(1)[5]59[5]43[4]25[2]13[1]
>= 100 mln USD72[4]57[4]42[4]30[4]27[3]15[2]7[1]
>= 200 mln USD30[2]24[2]15[2]10[2]7[1]42
>= 500 mln USD8[2]8[2]3[2]2[2]1[1]00

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia630190Blankets and travelling rugs; n.e.c. in heading no. 6301200692.41%11,661,472
2Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200661.43%10,507,935
3Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200652.19%82,651,080
4Ukraine720852Iron 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 10mm200645.78%19,107,773
5Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200644.75%34,207,793
6Russian Federation310490Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104200642.70%11,626,170
7Bahrain260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200637.44%27,132,066

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.