Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(11 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD373(11)[1]289(10)[1]229(8)[1]173(6)[1]128(6)[1]86(3)[1]41(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD67(2)[1]55(2)[1]43(1)[1]31[1]27[1]15[1]9[1]
>= 100 mln USD28[1]24[1]20[1]14[1]14[1]6[1]4[1]
>= 200 mln USD9764432
>= 500 mln USD2100000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation261900Slag, dross; (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel200990.96%19,878,514
2Saudi Arabia290124Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene200989.88%29,797,195
3Qatar281512Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)200981.91%17,163,167
4Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200974.97%17,438,815
5Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200974.94%16,765,857
6Russian Federation120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken200971.65%23,208,397
7Qatar281410Ammonia; anhydrous200954.02%11,673,146
8Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200953.43%76,107,944
9Saudi Arabia250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200942.20%17,591,795
10Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200940.00%55,960,279
11Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200933.34%47,488,008

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.