Country Matrix
For 2025, 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: 2025(39 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 476(39)[6] | 422(30)[6] | 378(25)[5] | 327(19)[4] | 274(12)[2] | 221(11)[1] | 158(7)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 113(24)[6] | 103(18)[6] | 91(14)[5] | 83(11)[4] | 66(7)[2] | 54(6)[1] | 42(5)[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 60(11)[6] | 53(8)[6] | 45(6)[5] | 41(5)[4] | 33(2)[2] | 29(1)[1] | 23(1)[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 35(8)[6] | 29(6)[6] | 24(5)[5] | 21(4)[4] | 17(2)[2] | 14(1)[1] | 10(1)[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 14(6)[6] | 12(6)[6] | 11(5)[5] | 9(4)[4] | 7(2)[2] | 5(1)[1] | 3(1)[1] |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (39 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 151411 | Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude | 2025 | 100.00% | 96,805,533 |
| 2 | Iran | 271600 | Electrical energy | 2025 | 100.00% | 33,576,019 |
| 3 | Qatar | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas | 2025 | 99.03% | 2,926,698,650 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 290511 | Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | 2025 | 98.80% | 69,330,116 |
| 5 | Iran | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals | 2025 | 93.48% | 62,321,225 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2025 | 91.78% | 80,714,407 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 780191 | Lead; unwrought, unrefined, containing by weight antimony as the principal other element | 2025 | 90.01% | 29,995,665 |
| 8 | Qatar | 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707 | 2025 | 87.46% | 17,624,031 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2025 | 87.04% | 15,388,535 |
| 10 | Iran | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2025 | 86.48% | 10,535,760 |
| 11 | Iran | 720851 | Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm | 2025 | 82.66% | 85,007,016 |
| 12 | Iran | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | 2025 | 72.43% | 750,390,767 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 780110 | Lead; unwrought, refined | 2025 | 69.74% | 44,367,057 |
| 14 | Iran | 390190 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901 | 2025 | 69.35% | 63,118,980 |
| 15 | Iran | 080810 | Fruit, edible; apples, fresh | 2025 | 68.62% | 20,497,430 |
| 16 | Kuwait | 271019 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations | 2025 | 68.45% | 1,229,919,399 |
| 17 | Kuwait | 290243 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene | 2025 | 63.24% | 139,988,955 |
| 18 | Iran | 080410 | Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried | 2025 | 62.52% | 17,491,893 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 271012 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations | 2025 | 61.78% | 2,586,045,065 |
| 20 | Kuwait | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2025 | 59.65% | 95,608,992 |
| 21 | Qatar | 290315 | Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane) | 2025 | 58.93% | 12,455,094 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 381700 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | 2025 | 58.79% | 96,737,975 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2025 | 51.85% | 2,991,440,041 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 390130 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers | 2025 | 50.43% | 13,393,037 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 290516 | Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof | 2025 | 50.31% | 22,685,771 |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2025 | 47.46% | 2,738,130,559 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 170199 | Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2025 | 47.34% | 83,690,799 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2025 | 42.20% | 159,765,963 |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 071310 | Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 2025 | 41.28% | 30,145,895 |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 390230 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms | 2025 | 40.18% | 61,517,942 |
| 31 | Bahrain | 760110 | Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed) | 2025 | 39.75% | 16,787,166 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2025 | 39.06% | 62,604,268 |
| 33 | Iran | 070200 | Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled | 2025 | 37.05% | 17,827,222 |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 290243 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene | 2025 | 36.76% | 81,377,958 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms | 2025 | 32.95% | 209,684,565 |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204 | 2025 | 32.01% | 351,680,565 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 290121 | Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene | 2025 | 31.73% | 24,488,587 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2025 | 31.11% | 144,429,205 |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2025 | 30.97% | 71,930,202 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 13 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 9 occurrences
Iran: 9 occurrences
Qatar: 3 occurrences
Kuwait: 3 occurrences
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Bahrain: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...
271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...
271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...
271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...
271119 - 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.