Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(8 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD937(8)[6]705(5)[4]537(3)[3]400(1)[2]283(1)[2]178[2]106[2]
>= 50 mln USD241(6)[5]195(3)[3]152(3)[2]114(1)[1]84(1)[1]55[1]34[1]
>= 100 mln USD107(5)[5]83(3)[3]61(3)[2]42(1)[1]31(1)[1]23[1]18[1]
>= 200 mln USD54(3)[3]43(3)[3]31(3)[2]20(1)[1]15(1)[1]12[1]11[1]
>= 500 mln USD18[2]15[2]9[1]6433

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201571.11%454,002,111
2United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured201558.93%371,716,219
3Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201555.30%368,554,910
4Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201544.38%19,773,179
5Saudi Arabia340211Organic surface-active agents; anionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale201541.53%39,426,537
6United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201539.72%101,277,403
7Kuwait290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene201537.08%60,236,086
8Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201532.23%160,453,876

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 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.