Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(7 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD865(7)[6]638(5)[5]455(3)[5]332(3)[5]229(2)[5]153(1)[3]65[2]
>= 50 mln USD242(4)[5]178(3)[4]134(3)[4]102(3)[4]71(2)[4]47(1)[2]25[1]
>= 100 mln USD111(2)[4]88(2)[4]68(2)[4]54(2)[4]38(1)[4]26(1)[2]14[1]
>= 200 mln USD55(2)[3]45(2)[3]35(2)[3]28(2)[3]19(1)[3]14(1)[1]7[1]
>= 500 mln USD21(1)[2]16(1)[2]12(1)[2]12(1)[2]7[2]31

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates711291Waste and scrap of precious metals; of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals201186.76%227,921,237
2Ukraine720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201175.16%80,230,699
3United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured201167.11%924,439,324
4United Arab Emirates880390Aircraft and spacecraft; parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88201142.23%32,785,082
5Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201140.40%24,002,938
6Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201139.08%15,254,611
7Kuwait290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201133.32%80,697,123

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 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.