South Africa Trade Profile '22

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Trade Profiles 2022

GDP (million current US$, 2021) 418 020 Rank in world trade, 2021 Exports Imports GDP per capita (US$, 2019-2021) 6 392 Merchandise 37 38 Current account balance (% GDP, 2021) 3.7 excluding intra-EU trade 25 25 Trade per capita (US$, 2019-2021) 1 728 Commercial services 65 51 Trade (% GDP, 2019-2021) 27.0 excluding intra-EU trade 40 33 Value Million US$ 2021 123 572 113 989 2021 2021 0.55 0.50 Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports Value Value Top exported products (Million US$) 2020 Top imported products (Million US$) 2020 HS0805 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried 1 712 HS1006 Rice 548 HS0806 Grapes, fresh or dried 647 HS1001 Wheat and meslin 494 HS2204 Wine of fresh grapes 623 HS1511 Palm oil and its fractions 326 HS0808 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh 601 HS0207 Meat and edible offal of poultry 313 HS1005 Maize (corn) 566 HS1701 Cane or beet sugar 283 Share in economy's trade in agricultural products Value Million US$ 2020 2010-2020 2019 2020 Exports 10 261 2 -6 4 Imports 5 955 1 -3 -6 Value Value Top exported products (Million US$) 2020 Top imported products (Million US$) 2020 HS7110 Platinum 10 741 HS2709 Petroleum oils, crude 5 088 HS7108 Gold 6 717 HS2710 Petroleum oils, other than crude 3 566 HS2601 Iron ores and concentrates 6 118 HS8525 Radio-telephony transmission tools 2 282 HS8703 Motor cars for transport of persons 4 611 HS8703 Motor cars for transport of persons 2 109 HS2701 Coal; briquettes, ovoids 3 926 HS3004 Medicaments in measured doses 1 820 Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products Value Million US$ 2020 2010-2020 2019 2020 Exports 74 706 0 -4 -6 Imports 57 865 -2 -6 -22

Merchandise exports, f.o.b. 3 -5 44 Merchandise imports, c.i.f. Annual percentage change 2010-2021 2020 2021 1 -22 36 Share in world total imports (%) By main commodity group, % (2020) Share in world total exports (%) By main commodity group, % (2020) By main destination, % (2020) By main origin, % (2020) Annual percentage change Annual percentage change 0% 10% 20% HS7110 HS7108 HS2601 HS8703 HS2701 Exports 0% 5% 10% HS2709 HS2710 HS8525 HS8703 HS3004 Imports 0% 5% 10% HS1006 HS1001 HS1511 HS0207 HS1701 Imports 0% 10% 20% HS0805 HS0806 HS2204 HS0808 HS1005 Exports Agricultural products: 13.8 Fuels and mining products: 39.2 Manufactures: 38.1 Other: 8.9 Agricultural products: 9.5 Fuels and mining products: 16.7 Manufactures: 65.7 Other: 8.1 European Union: 18.9 China: 11.5 United States of America: 8.4 United Kingdom: 5 Japan: 4.5 Other: 51.9 European Union: 26.2 China: 20.8 United States of America: 6.4 India: 5.2 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of: 3.9 Other: 37.6

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Value Million US$ 2021 8 869 13 340 2021 2021 0.15 0.24 Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports Value FATS sales 2021 Inward (million US$) na Outward (million US$) na Value Million US$ 2021 Exports 1 229 Imports 5 184 Exports Value Imports Value Share (%) By sea na By sea na na By air na By air na na By other na By other na na Value Million US$ 2021 Exports 2 108 Imports 991 Million US$ Value 2021 Other commercial services Exports 5 493 Imports 7 165 2021 Goods-related services Exports 40 Imports 0 Residents Total Residents Total Residents Total 542 6 146 6 688 22 104 14 219 36 323 970 738 1 708 Non-residents Non-residents Non-residents Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services 2020 -11 26 Annual percentage change 2010-2021 2021 2010-2021 2020 2021 -25 6 4 Exports of OCS by main item (2021) Patent applications, 2020 Trademark applications, 2020 Industrial design applications, 2020 Transport Annual percentage change 2010-2021 2020 2021 -8 -38 -12 -15 -69 -19 -70 7 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY -27 -64 -83 15 -8 1 By main services item, % (2021) By main destination Share in world total exports (%) Share in world total imports (%) Annual percentage change -46 6 -3 2010-2021 2020 21 Commercial services exports Commercial services imports -5 2021

COMMERCIAL SERVICES Share (%) na na na na na -31 na na na 2010-2021 2020 2021 Annual percentage change By main services item, % (2021) By main origin Travel exports (Index 2010=100) na 10 2020 Travel 2021 2010-2021 Transport exports (Index 2010=100) -12 -3 -37 33 Annual percentage change 0 100 200 2010 2014 2018 2021 South Africa World 0 100 200 2010 2014 2018 2021 South Africa World Transport: 13.9 Travel: 23.8 Other commercial services: 61.9 Goods-related services: 0.4 Transport: 38.9 Travel: 7.4 Other commercial services: 53.7 Goods-related services: 0 51.6 20.4 15.1 12.9 Other business services Financial services ICTs Other

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