Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(16 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD541(16)[4]401(12)[1]314(10)[1]233(7)[1]169(5)[1]119(5)[1]66(4)[1]
>= 50 mln USD104(8)[3]76(7)[1]58(6)[1]45(5)[1]37(4)[1]29(4)[1]17(3)[1]
>= 100 mln USD44(2)[3]31(1)[1]23(1)[1]20[1]16[1]14[1]6[1]
>= 200 mln USD24(2)[3]19(1)[1]16(1)[1]13[1]11[1]11[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD7(1)[2]432110

Critical and in Danger (1 record, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201438.09%6,169,319,466

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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.