Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(10 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD372(10)[3]275(6)[2]197(2)[1]137(1)915427
>= 50 mln USD129(7)[3]94(4)[2]70(1)[1]4331157
>= 100 mln USD73(4)[3]52(3)[2]40(1)[1]2922105
>= 200 mln USD33(3)[3]26(2)[2]22(1)[1]181485
>= 500 mln USD10(1)[2]7[1]66421

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia2520Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), coloured or not, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders202269.48%10,994,493
2United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire202253.12%232,924,128
3Qatar2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202247.05%76,271,630
4Russian 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 10kg202244.73%139,923,290
5Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought202241.32%42,574,206
6Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202241.01%226,398,190
7Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202239.31%55,184,573
8Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202235.81%38,785,881
9Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202235.29%70,613,385
10Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202234.96%1,537,425,577

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 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.