Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(16 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD258(16)[4]217(12)[3]174(7)[3]134(1)100(1)75(1)39(1)
>= 50 mln USD86(11)[4]75(10)[3]61(5)[3]50403015
>= 100 mln USD44(10)[4]40(9)[3]31(4)[3]2418138
>= 200 mln USD26(8)[4]24(7)[3]18(3)[3]141085
>= 500 mln USD8(4)[4]7(3)[3]6(3)[3]3100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran2716Electrical energy2020100.00%34,775,351
2United Arab Emirates1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202057.77%74,824,219
3United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202056.35%1,277,569,844
4Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202054.77%1,340,467,196
5Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202053.27%138,311,833
6United 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 oils202052.66%2,209,228,225
7United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons202052.33%26,112,392
8Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202047.51%127,209,621
9Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin202045.78%302,158,082
10Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202043.52%287,253,497
11Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202041.74%261,527,322
12Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202041.68%262,557,717
13Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets202039.84%11,171,140
14Saudi Arabia7601Aluminium; unwrought202038.75%15,042,459
15United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought202037.18%14,431,421
16Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202034.36%779,074,811

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.