Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(12 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD35(12)17(7)12(5)10(5)521
>= 50 mln USD24(9)13(5)8(3)6(3)310
>= 100 mln USD16(5)9(4)6(3)5(3)210
>= 200 mln USD10(4)6(3)4(3)4(3)100
>= 500 mln USD3(1)2(1)1(1)1(1)000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 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; coin201869.64%967,409,293
2Iran97Works of art; collectors' pieces and antiques201862.36%14,646,752
3Saudi Arabia36Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations201861.54%13,364,045
4Bahrain76Aluminium and articles thereof201860.36%391,771,251
5United Arab Emirates25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement201860.13%292,526,922
6Saudi 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 plaster201843.65%140,542,584
7United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes201840.14%84,319,502
8United Arab Emirates32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks201837.83%62,510,273
9Saudi Arabia04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included201836.06%215,067,141
10United Arab Emirates16Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof201834.64%39,335,415
11Saudi Arabia01Animals; live201834.09%74,574,031
12Russian Federation74Copper and articles thereof201832.82%66,514,149

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 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.