Country Matrix
For 2010, 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: 2010(10 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 478(10)[1] | 372(9)[1] | 293(6)[1] | 221(5)[1] | 151(4)[1] | 102(3)[1] | 51(2)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 89(3)[1] | 67(3)[1] | 52(1)[1] | 45(1)[1] | 35(1)[1] | 22(1)[1] | 13(1)[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 38(2)[1] | 30(2)[1] | 20[1] | 17[1] | 15[1] | 10[1] | 6[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (10 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2010 | 93.84% | 37,991,173 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 290124 | Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene | 2010 | 92.27% | 82,413,737 |
| 3 | Qatar | 281512 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | 2010 | 87.27% | 24,741,986 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2010 | 70.62% | 30,199,003 |
| 5 | Qatar | 281410 | Ammonia; anhydrous | 2010 | 60.02% | 20,341,597 |
| 6 | Bahrain | 760521 | Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm | 2010 | 51.59% | 12,954,719 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2010 | 49.96% | 105,555,607 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2010 | 49.50% | 101,058,353 |
| 9 | Bahrain | 760410 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | 2010 | 48.58% | 10,149,388 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | 2010 | 30.33% | 15,651,219 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences
Qatar: 2 occurrences
Bahrain: 2 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 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.