Country Matrix
For 2019, 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: 2019(16 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 507(16)[6] | 389(12)[5] | 305(6)[4] | 239(4)[3] | 177(3)[1] | 123(2)[1] | 56(1)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 90(4)[3] | 63(3)[2] | 47(1)[1] | 39(1)[1] | 34(1)[1] | 20(1)[1] | 10[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 44(2)[3] | 34(1)[2] | 27[1] | 22[1] | 21[1] | 12[1] | 8[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 21(1)[3] | 16[2] | 13[1] | 12[1] | 12[1] | 8[1] | 5[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 7(1)[2] | 4[1] | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2019 | 92.30% | 28,921,812 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2019 | 89.42% | 52,494,124 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 291614 | Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid | 2019 | 71.05% | 15,695,941 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 480100 | Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets | 2019 | 63.41% | 16,102,488 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 270111 | Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2019 | 51.69% | 31,943,848 |
| 6 | Bahrain | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2019 | 51.39% | 46,516,392 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 390140 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2019 | 49.23% | 35,065,709 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2019 | 49.01% | 49,545,924 |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 711029 | Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured | 2019 | 46.08% | 14,521,574 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2019 | 45.80% | 157,132,263 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 760692 | Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square) | 2019 | 43.05% | 36,045,222 |
| 12 | Qatar | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2019 | 41.91% | 92,073,601 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms | 2019 | 38.74% | 15,780,087 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2019 | 34.71% | 38,861,831 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2019 | 34.29% | 33,637,483 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2019 | 31.62% | 2,820,394,953 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences
Russian Federation: 5 occurrences
Bahrain: 1 occurrence
Qatar: 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.