Country Matrix
For 2016, 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: 2016(13 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 492(13)[4] | 375(9)[1] | 294(5)[1] | 226(4)[1] | 170(3)[1] | 104(2)[1] | 54(1)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 86(5)[3] | 57(2)[1] | 41[1] | 37[1] | 26[1] | 16[1] | 11[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 41(2)[3] | 31(1)[1] | 22[1] | 21[1] | 15[1] | 10[1] | 6[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 17(1)[3] | 13[1] | 8[1] | 7[1] | 6[1] | 4[1] | 2[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 6(1)[2] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 290124 | Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene | 2016 | 97.97% | 34,803,171 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2016 | 89.53% | 34,411,980 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2016 | 76.34% | 29,598,931 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 280200 | Sulphur; sublimed or precipitated, colloidal sulphur | 2016 | 60.04% | 13,265,256 |
| 5 | Qatar | 281512 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | 2016 | 57.79% | 26,652,348 |
| 6 | Qatar | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | 2016 | 44.56% | 16,167,238 |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 100199 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | 2016 | 43.42% | 132,182,608 |
| 8 | Bahrain | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2016 | 42.15% | 30,581,741 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2016 | 40.34% | 70,254,993 |
| 10 | Qatar | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2016 | 36.84% | 63,198,272 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2016 | 35.94% | 2,361,008,471 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2016 | 34.81% | 59,715,779 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 560311 | Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments, (weighing not more than 25g/m2) | 2016 | 34.40% | 10,257,023 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences
Qatar: 3 occurrences
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Bahrain: 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.