Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(6 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD620(6)[3]460(4)[1]334(3)[1]229(1)[1]152(1)[1]80(1)36
>= 50 mln USD299(3)[3]225(2)[1]164(1)[1]107[1]69[1]3515
>= 100 mln USD184(2)[3]142(1)[1]101(1)[1]74[1]45[1]2511
>= 200 mln USD96(2)[3]75(1)[1]54(1)[1]38[1]21[1]126
>= 500 mln USD40(1)[3]32[1]25[1]20[1]13[1]73

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates2613Molybdenum ores and concentrates202581.87%15,447,671
2United Arab Emirates6903Ceramic goods; (e.g. retorts, crucibles, muffles, nozzles, plugs, supports cupels, tubes, pipes, sheaths, rods and slide gates) excluding those of siliceous fossil meals or of similar siliceous earths202555.00%29,676,448
3Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic202552.27%349,092,066
4United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202544.17%55,195,546
5Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202533.31%4,207,510,372
6Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202532.95%49,090,156

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.