Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, the matrix below shows Kenya'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.

Kenya

Year: 2015(15 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD157(15)[2]141(12)[2]114(10)[1]81(6)63(3)50(3)30(3)
>= 50 mln USD23(4)[2]23(4)[2]18(2)[1]12(2)885
>= 100 mln USD12(1)[2]12(1)[2]10[1]6664
>= 200 mln USD6[2]6[2]5[1]3332
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]11111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201596.06%22,226,273
2Iran271410Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands201595.75%12,220,948
3Saudi Arabia310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201593.34%33,602,671
4Russian Federation720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section201568.95%14,471,811
5Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201566.09%74,963,219
6United Arab Emirates252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)201565.22%63,409,914
7Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201555.49%18,643,565
8Iran271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201554.29%10,098,296
9Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201552.32%44,973,697
10Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201550.76%45,990,628
11Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness201546.99%56,121,280
12Russian Federation100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201543.17%156,761,038
13United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201537.55%14,070,953
14Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets201537.04%11,038,351
15Ukraine310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates201532.90%13,432,787

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.