Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(10 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD337(10)[2]247(7)[2]167(3)[2]116(2)[1]84(2)[1]51(2)23(1)
>= 50 mln USD105(6)[2]80(5)[2]56(3)[2]39(2)[1]26(2)[1]17(2)9(1)
>= 100 mln USD49(2)[2]36(1)[2]28(1)[2]21[1]15[1]84
>= 200 mln USD19(1)[2]14(1)[2]12(1)[2]10[1]6[1]32
>= 500 mln USD5(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]1111

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Mozambique2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201378.33%250,559,517
2Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201350.45%7,422,249,787

Partner frequency summary:

Mozambique: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.