Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(52 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD175(52)[1]125(39)[1]84(28)[1]59(19)43(14)26(10)9(4)
>= 50 mln USD43(15)[1]33(12)[1]26(11)[1]20(8)16(6)12(5)5(2)
>= 100 mln USD18(5)15(5)12(4)12(4)9(3)6(2)4(2)
>= 200 mln USD8(2)8(2)5(1)5(1)5(1)22
>= 500 mln USD2211100

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 oils202051.38%53,315,873

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.