Country Matrix
For 2011, 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: 2011(16 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 581(16)[3] | 434(12)[2] | 326(7)[2] | 238(7)[2] | 178(5)[1] | 118(4)[1] | 59(2)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 113(7)[1] | 77(5)[1] | 53(2)[1] | 45(2)[1] | 36(2)[1] | 20(1)[1] | 13(1)[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 53(3)[1] | 33(1)[1] | 25(1)[1] | 22(1)[1] | 18(1)[1] | 13(1)[1] | 8(1)[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 20[1] | 13[1] | 12[1] | 10[1] | 9[1] | 7[1] | 5[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 290124 | Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene | 2011 | 97.63% | 136,228,724 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2011 | 96.72% | 46,424,086 |
| 3 | Qatar | 281512 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | 2011 | 86.90% | 33,539,296 |
| 4 | Qatar | 281410 | Ammonia; anhydrous | 2011 | 81.86% | 34,317,361 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2011 | 73.01% | 50,228,515 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 280200 | Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphur | 2011 | 65.92% | 30,562,144 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | 2011 | 64.99% | 11,111,050 |
| 8 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2011 | 49.15% | 53,699,502 |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2011 | 46.90% | 36,713,884 |
| 10 | Bahrain | 760521 | Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm | 2011 | 46.73% | 10,513,939 |
| 11 | Bahrain | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2011 | 44.88% | 52,248,705 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2011 | 44.85% | 91,250,307 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes | 2011 | 38.47% | 10,079,428 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2011 | 36.14% | 129,353,887 |
| 15 | Qatar | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2011 | 31.82% | 113,893,454 |
| 16 | Ukraine | 721310 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process | 2011 | 31.63% | 12,728,932 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences
Qatar: 3 occurrences
Ukraine: 2 occurrences
Bahrain: 2 occurrences
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...
271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...
Legend:
The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.
The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.