- Exports
- $2.18B119 partners
- Imports
- $2.13B76 partners
- Balance
- +$50.0Msurplus
- Total trade
- $4.31B2024
Exports and imports, 2000 to 2024
In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.
Where its exports go
The largest partners in 2024, with each one's share of the nation's exports.
| Partner | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | $1.49B | 69% | |
| Kenya | $93.4M | 4.3% | |
| Nigeria | $85.7M | 3.9% | |
| Mozambique | $60.4M | 2.8% | |
| Zimbabwe | $51.4M | 2.4% | |
| Tanzania | $42.9M | 2.0% | |
| Uganda | $38.8M | 1.8% | |
| United Kingdom | $33.0M | 1.5% | |
| Zambia | $29.3M | 1.3% | |
| Namibia | $27.9M | 1.3% | |
| Italy | $27.6M | 1.3% | |
| United States | $23.0M | 1.1% | |
| India | $13.0M | 0.6% | |
| Senegal | $12.4M | 0.6% | |
| Germany | $11.9M | 0.5% | |
| France | $10.4M | 0.5% | |
| Netherlands | $9.36M | 0.4% | |
| Mauritius | $7.17M | 0.3% | |
| Israel | $7.14M | 0.3% | |
| Malawi | $7.04M | 0.3% |
Where its imports come from
The largest partners in 2024, with each one's share of the nation's imports.
| Partner | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | $1.69B | 79% | |
| Guyana | $172M | 8.1% | |
| China | $50.5M | 2.4% | |
| United States | $42.2M | 2.0% | |
| Germany | $20.5M | 1.0% | |
| India | $19.4M | 0.9% | |
| Mozambique | $19.0M | 0.9% | |
| Italy | $13.9M | 0.7% | |
| Nigeria | $10.7M | 0.5% | |
| Egypt | $8.11M | 0.4% | |
| Taiwan | $7.88M | 0.4% | |
| Netherlands | $6.73M | 0.3% | |
| Japan | $6.60M | 0.3% | |
| Lesotho | $6.53M | 0.3% | |
| France | $6.11M | 0.3% | |
| Belgium | $5.06M | 0.2% | |
| South Korea | $4.50M | 0.2% | |
| Switzerland | $3.59M | 0.2% | |
| Portugal | $3.44M | 0.2% | |
| United Kingdom | $3.08M | 0.1% |
What it exports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toiletries | $634M | 29% | |
| Sugars and sugar confectionery | $432M | 20% | |
| Miscellaneous chemical products | $272M | 12% | |
| Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted | $156M | 7.1% | |
| Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | $142M | 6.5% | |
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $98.1M | 4.5% | |
| Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted | $50.5M | 2.3% | |
| Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | $45.1M | 2.1% | |
| Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations | $39.0M | 1.8% | |
| Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers | $38.2M | 1.8% | |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $23.1M | 1.1% | |
| Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | $20.2M | 0.9% | |
| Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | $20.1M | 0.9% | |
| Organic chemicals | $20.1M | 0.9% | |
| Miscellaneous edible preparations | $19.2M | 0.9% |
What it imports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $519M | 24% | |
| Vehicles other than railway, tramway | $121M | 5.7% | |
| Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers | $120M | 5.6% | |
| Cereals | $95.5M | 4.5% | |
| Plastics | $92.2M | 4.3% | |
| Electrical, electronic equipment | $86.9M | 4.1% | |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $59.1M | 2.8% | |
| Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | $57.1M | 2.7% | |
| Articles of iron or steel | $49.8M | 2.3% | |
| Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toiletries | $44.6M | 2.1% | |
| Iron and steel | $38.2M | 1.8% | |
| Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings | $36.5M | 1.7% | |
| Organic chemicals | $33.3M | 1.6% | |
| Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products | $31.7M | 1.5% | |
| Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products | $30.1M | 1.4% |
The bar runs to the largest in its list. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.
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