Country Matrix
For 2017, 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: 2017(14 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 520(14)[3] | 399(12)[2] | 308(6)[1] | 227(3)[1] | 174(3)[1] | 117(2)[1] | 60[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 92(7)[2] | 73(6)[2] | 50(3)[1] | 35(1)[1] | 26(1)[1] | 19(1)[1] | 9[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 47(2)[2] | 40(1)[2] | 28[1] | 23[1] | 18[1] | 12[1] | 6[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 18(1)[2] | 15(1)[2] | 11[1] | 9[1] | 8[1] | 7[1] | 3[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 5(1)[1] | 5(1)[1] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2017 | 88.39% | 44,450,274 |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2017 | 88.12% | 68,960,647 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2017 | 78.23% | 33,393,936 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 290124 | Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene | 2017 | 57.77% | 31,273,173 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2017 | 56.00% | 53,525,229 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 100590 | Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed | 2017 | 52.40% | 51,214,515 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 390140 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2017 | 49.94% | 26,983,300 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | 2017 | 47.73% | 27,887,570 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2017 | 46.27% | 2,974,405,512 |
| 10 | Qatar | 281512 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | 2017 | 42.65% | 32,798,648 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2017 | 41.56% | 61,163,627 |
| 12 | Qatar | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2017 | 41.44% | 92,451,228 |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2017 | 32.76% | 102,007,370 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2017 | 31.03% | 44,001,737 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences
Russian Federation: 2 occurrences
Qatar: 2 occurrences
Bahrain: 1 occurrence
Ukraine: 1 occurrence
United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...
Legend:
The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.
The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.