Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(15 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD144(15)[5]102(10)[3]70(6)[2]54(4)[1]37(4)19(2)12(1)
>= 50 mln USD37(8)[4]29(6)[2]22(4)[1]17(3)13(3)5(1)3
>= 100 mln USD19(5)[4]12(3)[2]9(1)[1]7521
>= 200 mln USD12(4)[4]7(2)[2]6(1)[1]5421
>= 500 mln USD7(4)[4]4(2)[2]3(1)[1]2100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200791.07%37,131,530
2United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200783.76%70,614,643
3Qatar2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons200773.29%67,214,838
4Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought200771.65%72,323,711
5Saudi Arabia3305Hair preparations; for use on the hair200758.60%16,076,790
6Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200756.94%2,086,590,420
7Saudi Arabia7602Aluminium; waste and scrap200747.03%22,896,360
8Saudi Arabia4105Tanned or crust skins of sheep and lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared200744.01%11,056,491
9Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200743.81%145,299,938
10Kuwait2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200741.80%1,724,988,706
11Ukraine1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken200738.42%11,173,735
12Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200737.18%27,036,814
13Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin200733.34%29,946,298
14Saudi Arabia2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200730.77%1,269,536,355
15United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200730.30%1,110,298,362

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.