Private Sector in South Africa 105 indicators covering private sector for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Merchandise trade 57.2% 2025 up 6.9% 92nd Food imports 7.2% 2025 up 2.6% 178th Manufactures imports 62.1% 2025 down 6.5% 94th Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ 2025 up 22.4% 37th Food exports 12.8% 2025 up 19.6% 119th Manufactures exports 38.3% 2025 down 19.6% 89th Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ 2025 up 43.7% 37th Commercial service exports 17.80 billion current US$ 2025 up 17.3% 55th Transport services 37.0% 2025 down 9.6% 72nd Computer, communications and other services 44.2% 2025 up 25.3% 68th Commercial service imports 21.49 billion current US$ 2025 up 40.4% 48th Computer, communications and other services 37.9% 2025 up 81.8% 84th Travel services 13.2% 2025 down 32.7% 135th Travel services 38.5% 2025 down 29.3% 96th Transport services 13.8% 2025 down 16.3% 110th Insurance and financial services 5.7% 2025 up 33.6% 106th Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 11.6% 2023 up 18.0% 40th Merchandise imports from high-income economies 53.3% 2023 down 7.1% 122nd Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 38.6% 2023 up 24.3% 33rd Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 27.2% 2023 up 28.9% 47th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 1.0% 2023 up 23.2% 126th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ame 2.4% 2023 down 23.2% 81st Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle Ea 0.5% 2023 up 56.7% 112th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asi 7.4% 2023 up 32.4% 31st Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Sahar 8.1% 2023 down 30.0% 40th Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 99.7% 126th Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 112.46 billion current US$ 2023 up 3.1% 39th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within regio 8.1% 2023 down 30.0% 130th Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 3.6% 2023 up 24.6% 85th Merchandise exports to high-income economies 50.1% 2023 up 6.4% 138th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 21.5% 2023 down 5.4% 63rd Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & 14.1% 2023 down 10.6% 64th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Ce 0.5% 2023 down 37.2% 121st Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ameri 1.1% 2023 down 23.9% 96th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East 0.4% 2023 down 49.4% 110th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 5.4% 2023 up 38.8% 40th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan 28.3% 2023 down 5.9% 21st Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 down 27.8% 39th Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 103.34 billion current US$ 2023 up 16.5% 38th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 28.3% 2023 down 5.9% 57th Insurance and financial services 9.8% 2025 up 19.0% 37th Export unit value index 132.5 2015 = 100 2024 up 10.7% 110th Import unit value index 113.1 2015 = 100 2024 down 7.8% 183rd Import value index 118 2015 = 100 2024 up 1.3% 164th Export value index 135.9 2015 = 100 2024 up 18.3% 131st Import volume index 104.3 2015 = 100 2024 up 9.8% 135th Export volume index 102.5 2015 = 100 2024 up 6.8% 127th Net barter terms of trade index 117.1 2015 = 100 2024 up 20.1% 54th Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products 7.1% 2022 unchanged 88th Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products 6.4% 2022 up 16.5% 100th Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products 4.2% 2022 up 68.7% 136th Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products 7.7% 2022 up 5.0% 80th Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products 5.3% 2022 down 3.5% 79th Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products 7.3% 2022 up 2.7% 85th Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products 4.7% 2022 up 10.4% 85th Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products 4.6% 2022 down 17.3% 121st Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products 2.4% 2022 up 36.4% 120th Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products 8.2% 2022 up 1.0% 80th Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products 7.6% 2022 up 0.4% 96th Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products 6.1% 2022 down 1.6% 158th Page 1 of 2 Next →