Philippines vs South Africa: Merchandise imports

Philippines
141.20 billion current US$
in 2025
South Africa
128.08 billion current US$
in 2025
Philippines rank
35th
South Africa rank
37th

Merchandise imports over time

  • Philippines
  • South Africa
050.0B100.0B150.0B196019922025

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 141.20 billion current US$ against 128.08 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 13.12 billion current US$.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Globally, Philippines ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 37th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.