Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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(12 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD338(12)[2]239(8)[2]164(3)[1]103(1)[1]67[1]42[1]14
>= 50 mln USD102(7)[2]72(4)[2]45(2)[1]30(1)[1]17[1]11[1]5
>= 100 mln USD46(3)[2]36(1)[2]25[1]19[1]12[1]8[1]4
>= 200 mln USD16(1)[2]14(1)[2]10[1]8[1]4[1]4[1]1
>= 500 mln USD5(1)[1]4(1)[1]22000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Mozambique2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201780.87%264,848,121
2Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201746.27%2,974,405,512

Partner frequency summary:

Mozambique: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

2711 - 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.