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(4 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD504(4)[3]342(1)221141884718
>= 50 mln USD211(3)[3]148(1)9059372510
>= 100 mln USD123(3)[3]86(1)553826197
>= 200 mln USD64(2)[3]47(1)312216135
>= 500 mln USD21(1)[1]1497763

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201746.35%312,542,832
2Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201739.11%694,074,204
3Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201738.84%33,908,441
4Qatar2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201737.16%124,176,768

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 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.