Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(6 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD482(6)[2]304(5)[1]194(3)[1]127(2)78(1)4723
>= 50 mln USD202(4)[2]127(3)[1]89(1)[1]53322310
>= 100 mln USD122(3)[2]80(2)[1]54(1)[1]2921158
>= 200 mln USD61(2)[2]40(1)[1]27(1)[1]171295
>= 500 mln USD22(1)[2]13[1]9[1]3222

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia2606Aluminium ores and concentrates201473.39%10,035,943
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201466.40%43,530,228
3Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201454.00%415,093,796
4United Arab Emirates2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents201449.40%100,577,238
5United Arab Emirates7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal compounds, of a kind uses principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.49201446.24%66,824,113
6United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201438.68%1,241,412,050

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 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.