Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(19 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD253(19)[3]219(14)[3]180(10)[2]146(9)[2]108(5)[2]78(2)43(1)
>= 50 mln USD69(9)[3]62(7)[3]52(4)[2]46(4)[2]37(3)[2]248
>= 100 mln USD39(8)[3]33(6)[3]27(4)[2]23(4)[2]18(3)[2]113
>= 200 mln USD19(6)[3]15(4)[3]12(3)[2]12(3)[2]10(3)[2]62
>= 500 mln USD8(4)[3]8(4)[3]7(3)[2]7(3)[2]6(3)[2]31

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran2716Electrical energy2023100.00%13,717,910
2Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202385.21%45,776,305
3Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202378.70%657,542,449
4Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202373.33%3,173,547,916
5Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202372.95%3,499,391,019
6Iran0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried202368.69%11,830,974
7Qatar7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202365.60%10,296,232
8Iran4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split202365.22%15,295,191
9Kuwait2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202360.25%188,302,734
10United Arab Emirates7801Lead; unwrought202350.95%20,180,656
11Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202345.02%125,891,259
12Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202342.37%60,296,168
13United 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 oils202341.92%2,717,086,708
14Iran0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper202340.52%12,541,899
15Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202336.11%222,001,197
16Qatar2707Oils 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 constituents202334.90%16,188,153
17United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought202333.45%13,478,882
18United Arab Emirates3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202332.42%219,188,701
19United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons202331.31%27,008,009

Partner frequency summary:

Iran: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

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.