Country Matrix
For 2018, 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: 2018(12 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 339(12)[3] | 255(9)[2] | 178(2)[1] | 124(1)[1] | 73[1] | 46 | 23 |
| >= 50 mln USD | 99(7)[3] | 74(5)[2] | 46(1)[1] | 29[1] | 19[1] | 10 | 6 |
| >= 100 mln USD | 54(4)[3] | 45(3)[2] | 31[1] | 23[1] | 14[1] | 6 | 4 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 20(1)[3] | 16(1)[2] | 14[1] | 13[1] | 6[1] | 4 | 3 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 7(1)[2] | 5(1)[1] | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 4801 | Newsprint, in rolls or sheets | 2018 | 62.26% | 23,120,351 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 2503 | Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | 2018 | 53.06% | 62,361,052 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 2902 | Cyclic hydrocarbons | 2018 | 48.29% | 40,830,975 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 2905 | Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 2018 | 47.00% | 70,738,701 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 7601 | Aluminium; unwrought | 2018 | 45.79% | 46,570,968 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 1001 | Wheat and meslin | 2018 | 43.46% | 173,981,412 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 2709 | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude | 2018 | 41.97% | 4,602,175,670 |
| 8 | Qatar | 2815 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium | 2018 | 40.24% | 43,420,165 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 3901 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | 2018 | 40.05% | 172,711,723 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 3105 | Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg | 2018 | 36.77% | 48,498,385 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 3102 | Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous | 2018 | 33.50% | 108,068,442 |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 7408 | Copper wire | 2018 | 31.66% | 89,318,507 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences
Russian Federation: 3 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences
Bahrain: 1 occurrence
Qatar: 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.