Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(13 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD540(13)[2]411(9)[1]306(6)[1]237(5)[1]175(4)[1]113(4)[1]57(3)[1]
>= 50 mln USD94(5)[2]68(3)[1]47(1)[1]37[1]31[1]21[1]12[1]
>= 100 mln USD43(2)[2]32(2)[1]22[1]20[1]16[1]13[1]9[1]
>= 200 mln USD17[2]15[1]10[1]9[1]8[1]8[1]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD6[1]422110

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Mozambique271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201599.98%310,525,479
2Nigeria270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201538.79%2,993,307,904

Partner frequency summary:

Mozambique: 1 occurrence

Nigeria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - 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.