Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(7 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD32(7)17(4)9(3)7(3)5(2)31
>= 50 mln USD24(6)15(4)8(3)6(3)4(2)20
>= 100 mln USD17(5)9(4)5(3)5(3)4(2)20
>= 200 mln USD7(2)4(2)3(2)3(2)3(2)10
>= 500 mln USD2(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin201375.52%1,065,584,646
2United Arab Emirates25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement201370.05%278,081,925
3Russian Federation74Copper and articles thereof201364.01%168,154,941
4Saudi Arabia34Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster201347.09%106,238,716
5United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes201339.18%80,852,341
6United Arab Emirates09Coffee, tea, mate and spices201333.75%39,897,085
7Saudi Arabia48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard201332.76%124,289,440

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 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.