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(13 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD365(13)[3]264(3)[2]192133865121
>= 50 mln USD120(6)[3]91(3)[2]614228147
>= 100 mln USD61(5)[3]47(2)[2]332721106
>= 200 mln USD31(2)[3]25(1)[2]20171375
>= 500 mln USD7(1)[2]4[1]22100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (13 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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 10kg202148.39%118,754,677
2United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire202144.15%242,556,218
3Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202140.30%68,733,795
4Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202139.58%2,144,556,453
5Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought202139.02%39,319,654
6Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202137.92%156,229,636
7Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202134.42%33,009,247
8Bahrain7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections202134.10%12,489,961
9Russian Federation7408Copper wire202132.43%178,152,931
10Saudi Arabia2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202132.20%34,263,327
11Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202131.54%35,729,943
12Saudi Arabia2916Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202130.47%22,173,345
13Saudi Arabia2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution202130.10%26,744,966

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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.