Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, the matrix below shows South Africa'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.

South Africa

Year: 2016(10 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD326(10)[3]236(7)[1]170(2)[1]113(2)[1]76(1)[1]45(1)[1]20(1)
>= 50 mln USD83(3)[3]57(1)[1]40[1]28[1]19[1]12[1]5
>= 100 mln USD46(3)[3]34(1)[1]24[1]17[1]11[1]6[1]4
>= 200 mln USD16(1)[3]12[1]8[1]5[1]4[1]3[1]1
>= 500 mln USD6(1)[2]320000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (10 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201692.16%34,803,171
2Saudi Arabia2802Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphur201660.04%13,265,256
3Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201648.70%34,533,166
4Qatar2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201644.56%16,167,238
5Qatar2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium201644.17%26,652,348
6Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201643.04%132,182,614
7Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201641.92%30,581,741
8Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201635.94%2,361,008,471
9Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201634.89%32,224,544
10Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201631.84%107,424,705

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.