Country Matrix
For 2024, 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: 2024(17 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 613(17)[4] | 482(11)[4] | 401(8)[3] | 310(7)[3] | 240(7)[3] | 162(3)[2] | 92(1)[2] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 112(6)[4] | 96(3)[4] | 84(2)[3] | 61(2)[3] | 49(2)[3] | 28[2] | 22[2] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 55(4)[4] | 50(2)[4] | 42(2)[3] | 34(2)[3] | 28(2)[3] | 17[2] | 14[2] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 25(1)[2] | 25(1)[2] | 22(1)[1] | 19(1)[1] | 17(1)[1] | 10[1] | 9[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 7[1] | 7[1] | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2024 | 99.96% | 37,043,022 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2024 | 84.28% | 36,275,950 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 291614 | Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acid | 2024 | 83.06% | 21,758,605 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 310540 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 2024 | 79.48% | 157,460,924 |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 310240 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilizing substances, mixtures thereof | 2024 | 78.58% | 13,285,759 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | 2024 | 77.92% | 11,679,780 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2024 | 73.70% | 329,095,180 |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 310260 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate | 2024 | 51.98% | 21,299,792 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 381700 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | 2024 | 43.21% | 45,588,535 |
| 10 | Bahrain | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2024 | 42.51% | 26,545,345 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2024 | 40.66% | 74,833,987 |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 310420 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride | 2024 | 39.84% | 48,189,382 |
| 13 | Qatar | 281512 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | 2024 | 32.34% | 17,830,775 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2024 | 32.31% | 56,970,230 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | 2024 | 32.10% | 103,728,041 |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 100199 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | 2024 | 31.91% | 171,514,838 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 390140 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2024 | 30.37% | 22,325,828 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences
Russian Federation: 5 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences
Bahrain: 1 occurrence
Qatar: 1 occurrence
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.