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(51 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD183(51)[1]126(38)[1]82(28)[1]51(20)[1]34(12)22(9)9(3)
>= 50 mln USD43(13)[1]32(9)[1]27(9)[1]19(7)[1]14(4)10(3)5(2)
>= 100 mln USD18(5)14(4)14(4)11(3)8(2)6(2)4(1)
>= 200 mln USD7(2)6(2)6(2)6(2)4(1)3(1)1
>= 500 mln USD3(1)2(1)2(1)2(1)1(1)1(1)0

Critical and in Danger (1 record, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils201563.95%90,399,385

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.