Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(17 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1210(17)[8]943(13)[5]720(9)[4]519(4)[2]392(2)[2]250(2)[1]124(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD368(5)[6]304(3)[5]242(2)[4]177[2]137[2]85[1]56[1]
>= 100 mln USD167(3)[4]143(2)[4]112(1)[3]76[1]64[1]3624
>= 200 mln USD87(3)[4]75(2)[4]55(1)[3]38[1]30[1]1913
>= 500 mln USD31(1)[3]27(1)[3]20(1)[2]13[1]11[1]85

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates710811Metals; gold, non-monetary, powder202295.77%25,925,748
2United Arab Emirates151419Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified202281.97%40,802,142
3Saudi Arabia400270Rubber; synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202266.86%46,438,724
4United Arab Emirates151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude202261.12%49,227,694
5Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202257.10%83,761,413
6Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202256.84%10,085,208
7Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof202255.80%17,810,659
8Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202255.12%14,129,213
9Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202252.57%6,423,796,533
10United Arab Emirates750890Nickel; articles thereof n.e.c. in item no. 7508.1202244.93%13,111,322
11Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202244.79%22,728,398
12Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202243.82%252,795,306
13Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202242.03%20,128,435
14Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202239.52%231,064,891
15Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202236.13%55,841,478
16Bahrain720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202235.66%10,016,299
17Kuwait271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202234.43%34,280,113

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.