Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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(10 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD326(10)[3]236(7)[1]170(2)[1]113(2)[1]76(1)[1]45(1)[1]20(1)
>= 50 mln USD83(3)[3]57(1)[1]40[1]28[1]19[1]12[1]5
>= 100 mln USD46(3)[3]34(1)[1]24[1]17[1]11[1]6[1]4
>= 200 mln USD16(1)[3]12[1]8[1]5[1]4[1]3[1]1
>= 500 mln USD6(1)[2]320000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201635.94%2,361,008,471

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.