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(9 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD349(9)[1]246(7)[1]160(4)[1]113(4)[1]81(2)[1]53(2)[1]24(1)
>= 50 mln USD103(5)[1]71(4)[1]49(1)[1]34(1)[1]23(1)[1]15(1)[1]8(1)
>= 100 mln USD53(2)[1]39(1)[1]30(1)[1]21(1)[1]15(1)[1]11(1)[1]6(1)
>= 200 mln USD22[1]17[1]15[1]10[1]8[1]6[1]4
>= 500 mln USD5331111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201194.63%136,228,724
2Qatar2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201181.66%34,317,361
3Saudi Arabia2802Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphur201165.92%30,562,144
4Qatar2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium201164.84%33,539,296
5Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201144.24%52,311,879
6Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201143.61%53,700,839
7Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201140.48%59,571,542
8Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201134.14%122,969,450
9Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201132.65%46,424,086

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.