Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(23 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD604(23)[8]462(13)[6]364(9)[4]294(7)[3]224(6)[3]145(2)[2]79(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD111(9)[5]87(5)[3]63(3)[1]49(3)[1]36(2)[1]25(1)[1]18(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD50(5)[3]41(2)[2]31(1)[1]24(1)[1]20[1]13[1]10[1]
>= 200 mln USD27(2)[3]24(1)[2]19[1]15[1]13[1]10[1]9[1]
>= 500 mln USD7(1)[2]5[1]32111

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Nigeria271129Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, other than natural gas202199.99%45,273,825
2Mozambique271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202199.86%259,936,832
3Chile271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202176.25%30,008,748
4USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202158.87%35,666,100
5USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202147.03%73,271,451
6Nigeria270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202140.12%2,174,291,912
7Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202139.58%2,144,556,453
8Chile271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202137.16%57,905,727

Partner frequency summary:

Nigeria: 2 occurrences

Chile: 2 occurrences

USA: 2 occurrences

Mozambique: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271129 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.