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Trade of South Africa

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Export and Import Commodity Shares

Exports

17.7% 16.6% 9.1% 50.8%
  • Natural, cultured pearls: 17.7%
  • Ores, slag and ash: 16.6%
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation: 9.1%
  • Vehicles: 5.8%
  • Other: 50.8%
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Natural, cultured pearls
17.7%
Ores, slag and ash
16.6%
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation
9.1%
Vehicles
5.8%
Other
50.8%

Imports

11.5% 9.8% 61.9%
  • Commodities not specified according to kind: 11.5%
  • Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof: 9.8%
  • Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors: 6.5%
  • Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation: 5.3%
  • Vehicles: 5.0%
  • Other: 61.9%
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Commodities not specified according to kind
11.5%
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof
9.8%
Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors
6.5%
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation
5.3%
Vehicles
5.0%
Other
61.9%

Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.

Trade Balance

Trade Balance (USD) -11.7B #185 / 218 2025
Exports (USD) 116B #38 / 218 2025
Imports (USD) 128B #38 / 218 2025

Services Trade Balance

Services Trade Balance (USD) -3.82B #147 / 180 2024
Services Exports (USD) 15.9B #60 / 180 2024
Services Imports (USD) 19.8B #53 / 181 2024

Current Account

Current Account Balance (USD) -4.25B #157 / 189 2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP) -0.9% #78 / 190 2026

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