Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(10 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD36(10)19(5)8(3)6(2)5(1)21
>= 50 mln USD24(7)15(5)5(3)4(2)3(1)10
>= 100 mln USD18(6)10(4)4(3)3(2)2(1)10
>= 200 mln USD10(2)5(2)3(2)3(2)2(1)10
>= 500 mln USD3(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)00

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (10 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; coin201473.58%1,093,250,515
2United Arab Emirates25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement201463.63%277,932,484
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 plaster201450.82%144,396,439
4Russian Federation74Copper and articles thereof201446.80%119,427,332
5United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes201443.62%89,571,931
6United Arab Emirates23Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder201438.04%31,365,161
7United Arab Emirates09Coffee, tea, mate and spices201436.51%47,007,640
8Saudi Arabia48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard201434.93%132,567,191
9Saudi Arabia04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included201430.97%192,570,824
10United Arab Emirates32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks201430.86%41,364,463

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 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.