Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(27 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD306(27)[4]260(19)[4]206(12)[2]158(4)126(3)88(2)48(2)
>= 50 mln USD109(16)[4]96(12)[4]77(6)[2]61(1)46(1)31(1)17(1)
>= 100 mln USD65(14)[4]55(10)[4]42(4)[2]33(1)25(1)18(1)9(1)
>= 200 mln USD34(11)[4]29(9)[4]21(3)[2]161284
>= 500 mln USD13(4)[4]12(4)[4]10(2)[2]7541

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (27 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran2716Electrical energy2021100.00%38,911,954
2United Arab Emirates1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202198.00%194,016,321
3Iran0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried202172.77%11,690,407
4United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire202169.60%14,679,907
5Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin202158.79%477,783,694
6United Arab Emirates7801Lead; unwrought202155.71%28,456,494
7Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202153.58%2,446,626,037
8United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought202152.73%34,668,883
9Bahrain4907Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value; stamp-impressed paper; cheque forms; banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title202152.70%63,050,989
10Iran0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper202150.94%12,284,620
11Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202150.73%83,800,172
12Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202150.42%2,119,780,478
13Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202149.04%220,819,870
14United 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 oils202147.40%3,791,932,225
15Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202145.88%402,170,257
16Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets202145.53%12,917,214
17Kuwait2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202143.40%204,066,598
18Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken202141.44%204,860,785
19United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202141.35%1,738,410,592
20Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202136.58%335,845,560
21Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202136.14%169,951,661
22United Arab Emirates8908Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up202135.47%209,434,949
23Qatar2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents202134.55%16,566,622
24Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202134.35%23,397,104
25Kuwait2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202133.11%149,102,029
26Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202132.05%10,301,714
27Saudi Arabia2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons202130.82%45,708,516

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 7 occurrences

Iran: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.