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(9 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD503(9)[2]355(5)[2]242(2)[1]158(1)995322
>= 50 mln USD205(4)[2]146(3)[2]98[1]63382410
>= 100 mln USD120(3)[2]89(2)[2]64[1]4325187
>= 200 mln USD66(3)[2]50(2)[2]34[1]221293
>= 500 mln USD26(2)[2]21(1)[2]13[1]7642

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates2613Molybdenum ores and concentrates202062.10%10,386,155
2Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305202055.40%11,255,083
3Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202048.48%59,519,071
4Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202043.92%350,747,512
5Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202042.33%1,947,651,511
6United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202034.53%24,764,041
7United Arab Emirates9406Buildings; prefabricated202033.78%12,687,803
8Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202032.29%561,824,004
9Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought202031.87%23,350,216

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.