Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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(9 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD326(9)[3]242(4)[2]168(2)[1]117(1)[1]70[1]3716
>= 50 mln USD102(5)[3]74(2)[2]49[1]35[1]23[1]127
>= 100 mln USD47(3)[3]38(1)[2]28[1]23[1]17[1]75
>= 200 mln USD21(1)[3]18[2]16[1]15[1]10[1]53
>= 500 mln USD6(1)[2]4[1]33100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201963.41%16,102,488
2Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201951.17%46,516,392
3Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201947.26%58,829,316
4Russian Federation7408Copper wire201942.84%157,132,263
5Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201939.49%28,921,812
6Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; 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 10kg201938.31%49,545,924
7Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201935.42%107,985,377
8Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201931.62%2,820,394,953
9Qatar3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201930.74%92,073,601

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 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.