Country Matrix
For 2023, 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: 2023(14 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 560(14)[5] | 444(11)[5] | 351(6)[4] | 286(5)[4] | 224(5)[4] | 143(3)[3] | 69(1)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 113(5)[4] | 91(4)[4] | 69(3)[3] | 56(2)[3] | 44(2)[3] | 30[3] | 19[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 41(2)[4] | 34(1)[4] | 28(1)[3] | 24(1)[3] | 22(1)[3] | 13[3] | 9[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 24(1)[2] | 21(1)[2] | 20(1)[1] | 17(1)[1] | 16(1)[1] | 9[1] | 8[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 13[1] | 11[1] | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2023 | 99.98% | 34,136,713 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 291614 | Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid | 2023 | 88.46% | 14,769,743 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2023 | 85.31% | 47,217,257 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2023 | 77.19% | 361,816,750 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2023 | 72.73% | 91,154,978 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 270111 | Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2023 | 57.02% | 76,571,048 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 381700 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | 2023 | 47.73% | 55,376,973 |
| 8 | Bahrain | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2023 | 47.02% | 38,303,280 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 290244 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; mixed xylene isomers | 2023 | 45.73% | 14,706,265 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2023 | 41.19% | 43,078,828 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 281410 | Ammonia; anhydrous | 2023 | 41.18% | 20,187,050 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | 2023 | 38.08% | 20,303,129 |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 310260 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate | 2023 | 33.37% | 10,952,305 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2023 | 31.49% | 107,359,956 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences
Russian Federation: 3 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences
Bahrain: 1 occurrence
Legend:
(n)
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.