Trade in South Africa

202 indicators covering trade for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 109.35 2025 up 13.7% 106th
Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.81 2025 up 0.8% 114th
Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.79 2025 up 1.3% 79th
Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 95.89 2025 up 34.4% 71st
Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.98 2025 up 0.5% 46th
Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 77.42 2025 up 14.7% 77th
Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.03 2024 down 12.3% 109th
Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 64.23 units per person 2024 down 19.9% 112th
Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.4% 108th
Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 1.75 billion 2024 down 39.2% 44th
Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 27.29 units per person 2024 down 47.2% 64th
Total trade in low carbon technology products, US dollar (World) 5.86 billion 2024 down 20.1% 43rd
Trade balance in low carbon technology products, US dollar (World) -2.36 billion 2024 down 49.3% 154th
Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.2% 53rd
Total trade in low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 91.51 units per person 2024 down 30.6% 107th
Total trade in low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0146 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.1% 82nd
Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 4.11 billion 2024 down 7.8% 44th
Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 1.75 billion 2024 down 39.2% 44th
Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 4.11 billion 2024 down 7.8% 44th
Trade balance in low carbon technology products, US dollar -2.36 billion 2024 down 49.3% 154th
Total trade in low carbon technology products, US dollar 5.86 billion 2024 down 20.1% 43rd
Exports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.4355 2024 down 42.2% 53rd
Trade balance in low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP -0.5896 2024 down 41.9% 64th
Total trade in low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.46 2024 down 24.1% 85th
Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), annual -21.29 % change on previous year 2024 down 79.7% 171st
Total trade in low carbon technology products, US dollar (World) -11.55 % change on previous year 2024 down 36.3% 151st
Trade balance in low carbon technology products, US dollar (World) 38.17 % change on previous year 2024 up 54.5% 13th
Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), annual 24.81 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,022.4% 36th
Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 4,306 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.3% 104th
Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of imports 3.86 2024 down 8.3% 77th
Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 1,153 units per square kilometre 2023 down 52.6% 79th
Exports of low carbon technology products, Percent of exports 1.57 2024 down 50.3% 61st
Trade in low carbon technology products, Comparative advantage, Index 0.3113 2024 down 59.9% 62nd
Total trade in low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 5,459 units per square kilometre 2023 down 17.3% 102nd
Extensive Margin, Theil index 0.2093 2014 up 82.8% 76th
Export Diversification, Theil index 2.59 2014 up 36.3% 138th
Intensive Margin, Theil index 2.38 2014 up 33.4% 133rd
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 145.58 billion 2024 up 4.9% 42nd
Goods, Debit/Expenditure 99.82 billion 2024 up 0.8% 39th
Primary income, Debit/Expenditure 18.60 billion 2024 up 9.4% 50th
Services, Debit/Expenditure 20.05 billion 2024 up 16.9% 51st
Secondary income, Debit/Expenditure 7.12 billion 2024 up 26.3% 37th
Total capital account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 3.71 million 2024 down 77.6% 91st
Import quality, Mean, US dollar 0.942 2014 up 0.7% 55th
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar 0.8488 2014 down 6.9% 109th
Export quality index 0.9079 2014 up 0.7% 48th
Export quality, 95 percent interval - lower bound, Percent 0.6056 2014 up 11.7% 2nd
Export quality, 95 percent interval - upper bound, Percent 1.06 2014 down 0.5% 2nd
Export unit values, 95 percent interval - lower bound, Percent 1.01 2014 down 0.4% 2nd
Export unit values, 95 percent interval - upper bound, Percent 0.5872 2014 up 11.1% 2nd
Export unit values, US dollar 0.7443 2014 down 1.9% 72nd
Exports, US dollar 12.17 million 2014 up 91.1% 31st
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar 7,603 2014 up 15.8% 69th
Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Import Value 14,082 1000 USD 2007 up 289.8% 39th
Imports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments) 30.97 2027 up 18.2% 25th
Exports of goods and services, Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments) 32.39 2027 up 18.5% 18th
Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for good imports 1 2014 unchanged 76th
Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports 1 2014 unchanged 72nd
Trade, S2 - Restrictions on receipts from good exports 1 2014 up 100.0% 67th
Trade, S2 - Restrictions on receipts from service exports 1 2014 up 100.0% 71st