Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(9 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD31(9)14(4)5(2)4(2)210
>= 50 mln USD25(8)12(4)4(2)4(2)210
>= 100 mln USD17(5)7(3)3(2)3(2)110
>= 200 mln USD9(2)5(2)3(2)3(2)110
>= 500 mln USD3(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)000

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; coin201665.47%711,109,084
2United Arab Emirates25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement201663.36%301,459,148
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 plaster201649.79%137,681,569
4United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes201648.12%80,254,571
5United Arab Emirates32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks201639.25%56,612,604
6United Arab Emirates23Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder201636.75%28,311,026
7Saudi Arabia04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included201636.67%197,330,254
8Saudi Arabia48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard201633.68%116,468,628
9Russian Federation74Copper and articles thereof201632.55%52,672,078

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 5 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.