Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(11 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD983(11)[8]728(9)[6]552(5)[4]402(2)[2]272(2)[2]167(1)[2]81[2]
>= 50 mln USD270(7)[7]218(7)[5]162(3)[3]110[1]77[1]57[1]35[1]
>= 100 mln USD122(6)[6]104(6)[5]73(3)[3]53[1]44[1]33[1]19[1]
>= 200 mln USD58(4)[4]50(4)[3]33(2)[1]23191511
>= 500 mln USD22(1)[2]19(1)[1]14(1)101075

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates201788.45%32,986,054
2Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201778.83%27,144,308
3Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201757.46%310,624,995
4Saudi Arabia390140Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201754.71%106,290,306
5United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured201750.91%539,076,920
6United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201747.38%99,767,294
7Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201743.61%318,194,593
8Qatar290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201742.22%124,176,768
9Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201741.59%231,525,069
10United Arab Emirates722790Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7227201731.32%29,717,577
11Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201731.12%11,987,317

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.