Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(24 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD296(24)[4]249(18)[3]202(8)[2]159(4)[1]125(3)[1]89(2)49(2)
>= 50 mln USD95(13)[4]82(9)[3]66(4)[2]55(1)[1]43(1)[1]2713
>= 100 mln USD57(12)[4]48(8)[3]36(3)[2]30(1)[1]23(1)[1]156
>= 200 mln USD30(11)[4]23(7)[3]15(2)[2]13(1)[1]11(1)[1]63
>= 500 mln USD12(4)[4]10(3)[3]8(2)[2]7(1)[1]6(1)[1]53

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran2716Electrical energy2022100.00%48,470,780
2United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202297.64%13,236,302
3Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202273.13%3,820,152,668
4Iran4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split202264.06%16,716,542
5United Arab Emirates8908Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up202258.68%162,608,601
6Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202255.12%49,256,804
7Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202253.12%3,166,712,383
8Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202250.43%98,316,178
9Kuwait2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202248.93%265,547,704
10Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202248.64%203,425,050
11United Arab Emirates7801Lead; unwrought202247.52%11,605,110
12Saudi Arabia3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg202244.69%213,597,391
13Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202244.14%388,239,030
14United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202243.60%2,599,049,232
15Saudi 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 derivatives202242.41%13,692,012
16United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons202242.40%39,825,962
17United Arab Emirates9406Buildings; prefabricated202241.79%12,924,532
18Qatar2707Oils 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 constituents202240.17%23,806,523
19Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202237.84%338,791,009
20Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202237.12%201,472,054
21United 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 oils202236.77%4,017,099,136
22Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202234.51%325,531,844
23Iran0702Tomatoes; fresh or chilled202234.36%18,745,767
24Iran2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon202233.37%19,356,311

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 7 occurrences

Iran: 5 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 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.