Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(3 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD40(3)31(2)25(2)19(2)12(1)7(1)3
>= 50 mln USD18(2)14(1)12(1)7(1)5(1)4(1)0
>= 100 mln USD14(2)10(1)8(1)4(1)3(1)3(1)0
>= 200 mln USD9(1)862110
>= 500 mln USD4(1)331110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (3 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; coin201083.05%151,849,864
2Iran26Ores, slag and ash201066.04%11,414,285
3United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes201037.70%4,297,627,264

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Iran: 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.