Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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(22 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD329(22)[4]287(16)[4]244(10)[2]204(7)[1]162(6)[1]121(3)71(2)
>= 50 mln USD110(14)[4]99(12)[4]84(6)[2]73(4)[1]61(4)[1]43(1)23(1)
>= 100 mln USD60(9)[4]51(7)[4]42(2)[2]39(1)[1]32(1)[1]2513
>= 200 mln USD32(6)[4]26(4)[4]21(2)[2]19(1)[1]16(1)[1]148
>= 500 mln USD16(4)[4]13(4)[4]11(2)[2]9(1)[1]7(1)[1]63

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified2025100.00%96,858,839
2Iran2716Electrical energy2025100.00%33,576,019
3Iran7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202584.81%10,535,760
4United Arab Emirates7801Lead; unwrought202575.90%75,761,916
5Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202573.71%62,321,225
6Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202573.32%2,926,698,650
7Iran0808Apples, pears and quinces; fresh202568.62%20,497,782
8Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202558.79%96,737,975
9Iran0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried202558.48%17,770,191
10United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202551.85%2,991,440,041
11Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202547.72%162,092,366
12Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202547.46%2,738,130,559
13United Arab Emirates1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202547.34%83,690,840
14Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202545.94%160,529,694
15United 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 oils202544.30%2,650,432,040
16Kuwait2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202542.29%143,649,289
17Qatar2707Oils 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 constituents202537.51%17,624,031
18Iran0702Tomatoes; fresh or chilled202537.05%17,827,222
19Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202533.18%253,719,708
20Saudi Arabia2901Acyclic hydrocarbons202531.28%24,488,587
21Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202531.18%247,844,693
22Saudi 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 derivatives202530.20%10,073,114

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

Iran: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

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.