Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Kuwait'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.

Kuwait

Year: 2000(8 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD32(8)25(8)23(7)16(5)9(5)4(2)3(1)
>= 50 mln USD1111100
>= 100 mln USD0000000
>= 200 mln USD0000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia121410Lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets2000100.00%18,934,160
2Saudi Arabia481840- Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles200086.46%26,099,099
3Saudi Arabia340220Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale200073.93%25,583,534
4United Arab Emirates251710Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone; of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated200073.76%38,467,438
5Saudi Arabia121490Forage products including swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, sainfoin, clover, forage kale, lupines, vetches etc., pelletised or otherwise200073.49%10,077,648
6Saudi Arabia252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured200057.66%21,978,667
7United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)200054.12%49,300,102
8Saudi Arabia570330Carpets and other textile floor coverings; tufted, of man-made textile materials (other than polyamides), whether or not made up200043.09%14,724,548

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Legend:

(n)

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.