Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(29 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD221(29)[4]168(23)[4]133(17)[3]100(12)[1]78(12)[1]60(9)[1]37(9)[1]
>= 50 mln USD41(10)[2]36(8)[2]29(4)[1]19(2)15(2)12(2)10(2)
>= 100 mln USD23(7)[2]20(6)[2]16(3)[1]9(1)8(1)7(1)5(1)
>= 200 mln USD12(3)[2]11(3)[2]9(2)[1]5(1)5(1)5(1)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]1110

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Oman271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200890.72%16,605,092
2United Arab Emirates271011-- Light oils and preparations200859.54%45,136,488
3Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200850.54%2,977,484,868
4Kuwait271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200846.13%3,271,005,879

Partner frequency summary:

Oman: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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.