Figure 1
The line graph is titled “Trade tightness among South Asian Countries.” The horizontal axis is labeled “Year” and ranges from 2000 to 2017 in increments of 1 year. The vertical axis ranges from 0 to 0.5 in increments of 0.1 units. Lines represent five countries, each identified by a different color and label, as indicated by the legend at the bottom of the graph. The details of each line in the graph are as follows: Sri Lanka: The line starts at (2000, 0.088), rises to (2005, 0.195), falls, and remains almost constant and ends at (2017, 0.097). Maldives: The line starts at (2000, 0.45), rises to a maximum of (2001, 0.51), drops steeply, and continues with fluctuations to end at (2017, 0.17). Bangladesh: The line starts at (2000, 0.042), continues almost with a straight line with a maximum at (2007, 0.079), and ends at (2017, 0.023). Pakistan: The line starts at (2000, 0.102), rises to a maximum of (2005, 0.204), shows fluctuations, and ends at (2017, 0.125). India: The line starts at (2000, 0.102) and reaches a maximum of (2001, 0.102), and continues almost with a straight line to end at (2017, 0.074). Note: All numerical data values are approximated.Trade tightness index of five South Asian countries. Source: Data compiled from UNcomtrade and WITS