Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(11 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD267(11)[4]224(8)[3]187(4)[3]145(2)[1]111(1)78(1)53(1)
>= 50 mln USD88(8)[4]75(6)[3]65(3)[3]53(1)[1]372215
>= 100 mln USD46(8)[4]39(6)[3]33(3)[3]27(1)[1]18127
>= 200 mln USD26(6)[4]23(5)[3]19(3)[3]16(1)[1]1176
>= 500 mln USD8(4)[4]7(3)[3]7(3)[3]5(1)[1]321

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran2716Electrical energy2019100.00%31,092,669
2United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201964.18%2,508,345,070
3Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201956.87%2,020,927,331
4United Arab Emirates2710Petroleum 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 oils201953.22%2,862,852,982
5Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201948.99%174,257,904
6Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201947.67%18,598,179
7Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201942.84%267,729,410
8Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201941.45%254,039,930
9Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201935.82%1,400,018,572
10United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought201934.65%17,376,822
11Kuwait2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201930.93%110,021,434

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.