Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(10 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD718(10)[6]523(5)[6]404(3)[6]272(2)[6]189(1)[5]119(1)[4]53(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD177(2)[5]132[5]106[5]76[5]48[4]29[3]15[1]
>= 100 mln USD87(1)[5]69[5]51[5]38[5]26[4]16[3]7[1]
>= 200 mln USD36(1)[3]30[3]23[3]19[3]12[2]7[1]3
>= 500 mln USD10(1)[2]7[2]6[2]6[2]4[2]3[1]2

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200899.07%20,175,843
2United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)200862.34%29,110,111
3Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200853.32%32,767,266
4Russian Federation310229Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, other than ammonium sulphate200848.13%13,273,122
5Iran290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene200843.01%20,114,266
6United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured200838.25%925,886,826
7Ukraine720852Iron 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 10mm200835.83%33,985,362
8United Arab Emirates711319Jewellery; of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof200833.40%13,278,269
9Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200830.32%52,722,700
10Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200830.26%33,225,406

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.