Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(5 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD40(5)27(3)22(3)15(3)11(3)5(2)2
>= 50 mln USD21(5)13(3)11(3)6(3)6(3)3(2)1
>= 100 mln USD15(4)7(2)6(2)3(2)3(2)1(1)0
>= 200 mln USD4(1)221100
>= 500 mln USD3(1)111100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (5 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; coin200985.14%106,245,003
2Iran26Ores, slag and ash200980.87%61,835,622
3United Arab Emirates17Sugars and sugar confectionery200971.82%144,281,627
4Russian Federation10Cereals200935.75%118,290,445
5Saudi Arabia27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200932.62%2,883,167,473

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.