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(10 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD124(10)[1]91(7)[1]68(6)46(2)31(1)2212
>= 50 mln USD26(6)[1]23(5)[1]17(4)9(1)753
>= 100 mln USD14(2)[1]13(2)[1]8(1)5543
>= 200 mln USD5[1]5[1]43322
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]11111

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks201579.93%21,282,655
2United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers201561.74%64,029,788
3Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201556.32%122,243,221
4Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201552.60%64,313,749
5Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201552.32%10,371,092
6Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201550.25%70,593,092
7Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201543.17%156,761,038
8Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201537.04%11,038,351
9United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire201536.21%14,070,953
10Saudi Arabia3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg201531.57%55,828,945

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

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.