Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(9 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD636(9)[6]490(8)[6]358(4)[6]249(2)[6]170(1)[6]109[4]54[2]
>= 50 mln USD163(3)[6]130(3)[6]106(2)[6]80(1)[6]62[6]39[4]23[2]
>= 100 mln USD74(1)[3]61(1)[3]49[3]34[3]29[3]19[2]11[1]
>= 200 mln USD35(1)[2]29(1)[2]24[2]19[2]17[2]11[1]7
>= 500 mln USD13(1)[2]10(1)[2]8[2]8[2]7[2]4[1]3

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310229Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, other than ammonium sulphate200979.19%16,208,413
2United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)200960.74%71,288,995
3United Arab Emirates711291Waste and scrap of precious metals; of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals200959.65%94,240,486
4Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200956.81%29,902,903
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200949.67%20,668,377
6Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200948.65%35,561,482
7United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured200948.44%772,836,064
8United Arab Emirates711319Jewellery; of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof200942.27%13,557,878
9Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200935.70%18,724,857

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

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.