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(9 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD338(9)[2]251(7)[1]172(3)[1]118(3)[1]84(2)[1]43(2)[1]21(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD89(3)[2]73(3)[1]46[1]31[1]19[1]12[1]9[1]
>= 100 mln USD45(2)[2]41(2)[1]29[1]20[1]12[1]7[1]6[1]
>= 200 mln USD15[2]14[1]11[1]8[1]5[1]5[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD4[1]320000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201591.06%12,997,361
2Saudi Arabia2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201586.53%26,529,528
3Qatar2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201564.26%32,438,778
4Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201549.76%50,454,019
5Russian Federation7408Copper wire201547.08%137,280,661
6Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201543.21%33,720,208
7Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201542.31%199,508,309
8Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201539.68%45,134,451
9Qatar2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium201534.18%17,592,694

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 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.