Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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 USD581(16)[3]434(12)[2]326(7)[2]238(7)[2]178(5)[1]118(4)[1]59(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD113(7)[1]77(5)[1]53(2)[1]45(2)[1]36(2)[1]20(1)[1]13(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD53(3)[1]33(1)[1]25(1)[1]22(1)[1]18(1)[1]13(1)[1]8(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD20[1]13[1]12[1]10[1]9[1]7[1]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD4333221

Critical and in Danger (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201164.99%11,111,050
2Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201138.47%10,079,428

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.