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 USD | 373(11)[1] | 289(10)[1] | 229(8)[1] | 173(6)[1] | 128(6)[1] | 86(3)[1] | 41(1)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 67(2)[1] | 55(2)[1] | 43(1)[1] | 31[1] | 27[1] | 15[1] | 9[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 28[1] | 24[1] | 20[1] | 14[1] | 14[1] | 6[1] | 4[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 261900 | Slag, dross; (other than granulated slag), scalings and other waste from the manufacture of iron or steel | 2009 | 90.96% | 19,878,514 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 290124 | Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene | 2009 | 89.88% | 29,797,195 |
| 3 | Qatar | 281512 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | 2009 | 81.91% | 17,163,167 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2009 | 74.97% | 17,438,815 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2009 | 74.94% | 16,765,857 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 120600 | Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken | 2009 | 71.65% | 23,208,397 |
| 7 | Qatar | 281410 | Ammonia; anhydrous | 2009 | 54.02% | 11,673,146 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2009 | 53.43% | 76,107,944 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | 2009 | 42.20% | 17,591,795 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2009 | 40.00% | 55,960,279 |
| 11 | Qatar | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2009 | 33.34% | 47,488,008 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences
Qatar: 3 occurrences
Russian Federation: 2 occurrences
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.