Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(4 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD630(4)[6]458(3)[5]342(2)[5]234(1)[5]152[2]99[2]54[1]
>= 50 mln USD157(1)[5]127(1)[5]98(1)[5]67[5]44[2]30[2]16[1]
>= 100 mln USD79(1)[4]67(1)[4]56(1)[4]40[4]26[2]19[2]11[1]
>= 200 mln USD33[2]26[2]23[2]12[2]7[1]5[1]3
>= 500 mln USD9[2]7[2]5[2]4[2]2[1]2[1]1

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 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 solution200765.74%19,617,531
2Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200750.34%114,853,555
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 10mm200740.98%29,384,072
4Russian Federation310490Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104200733.72%16,669,051

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.