Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(19 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD966(19)[5]732(14)[5]566(9)[3]423(6)[2]289(4)[2]188(3)[1]87(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD248(6)[5]193(5)[5]146(1)[3]110[2]74[2]53[1]35[1]
>= 100 mln USD119(4)[5]99(4)[5]78(1)[3]60[2]39[2]29[1]19[1]
>= 200 mln USD64(4)[3]53(4)[3]38(1)[1]29[1]21[1]139
>= 500 mln USD22(1)[3]19(1)[3]12[1]8[1]7[1]43

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys202098.76%15,957,179
2United Arab Emirates151499Vegetable oils; excluding low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified202097.13%12,088,832
3United Arab Emirates151419Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified202085.08%12,170,183
4Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202072.20%26,509,562
5United Arab Emirates261310Molybdenum ores and concentrates; roasted202062.79%10,386,155
6Ukraine100191Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, seed202061.04%14,891,244
7Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202059.29%10,218,361
8Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202051.10%324,989,585
9Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202050.51%12,142,231
10Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202049.62%215,357,863
11Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202046.67%251,640,190
12Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202046.29%56,689,236
13Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202044.01%32,976,199
14Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202042.33%1,947,651,511
15Saudi Arabia290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)202039.62%14,032,381
16United Arab Emirates940690Buildings; prefabricated, not of wood202036.35%12,685,662
17United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202033.41%92,676,972
18Ukraine100111Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seed202033.38%22,812,879
19Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202031.03%23,253,865

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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.