Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(9 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD31(9)16(4)7(2)5(2)3(1)10
>= 50 mln USD24(8)14(4)6(2)4(2)3(1)10
>= 100 mln USD17(5)9(3)5(2)3(2)2(1)10
>= 200 mln USD10(2)6(2)4(2)3(2)2(1)10
>= 500 mln USD3(1)2(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 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; coin201572.32%1,011,287,292
2United Arab Emirates25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement201568.07%334,974,772
3Saudi 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 plaster201548.79%131,015,053
4United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes201546.68%91,181,231
5Saudi Arabia04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included201535.71%192,544,429
6United Arab Emirates32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks201534.85%46,402,410
7Saudi Arabia48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard201533.06%116,846,298
8Iran01Animals; live201532.34%56,189,219
9Russian Federation74Copper and articles thereof201531.18%59,485,678

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

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.