Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(12 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD338(12)[2]239(8)[2]164(3)[1]103(1)[1]67[1]42[1]14
>= 50 mln USD102(7)[2]72(4)[2]45(2)[1]30(1)[1]17[1]11[1]5
>= 100 mln USD46(3)[2]36(1)[2]25[1]19[1]12[1]8[1]4
>= 200 mln USD16(1)[2]14(1)[2]10[1]8[1]4[1]4[1]1
>= 500 mln USD5(1)[1]4(1)[1]22000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg201766.72%70,770,033
2Saudi Arabia2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201755.80%31,273,173
3Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201754.81%53,525,229
4United Arab Emirates2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201747.73%27,887,570
5Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201746.27%2,974,405,512
6Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201742.42%57,059,532
7Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201741.43%47,068,021
8Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201740.36%33,393,936
9Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201735.72%133,343,273
10Qatar2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium201735.26%32,798,648
11Qatar3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201731.88%92,451,228
12Russian Federation7408Copper wire201730.76%102,007,370

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.