Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, the matrix below shows Pakistan'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.

Pakistan

Year: 2005(4 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD29(4)20(2)16(2)10(2)5(2)4(2)1
>= 50 mln USD18(4)10(2)8(2)5(2)3(2)3(2)0
>= 100 mln USD11(2)6(1)4(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)0
>= 200 mln USD6(2)3(1)3(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)0
>= 500 mln USD2(1)110000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin200581.26%372,615,559
2United Arab Emirates89Ships, boats and floating structures200580.86%91,776,600
3Saudi Arabia27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200539.83%2,110,748,337
4Russian Federation10Cereals200533.25%53,662,393

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.