- Exports
- $1.07B111 partners
- Imports
- $1.88B99 partners
- Balance
- −$811Mdeficit
- Total trade
- $2.94B2024
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 | $394M | 37% | |
| Belgium | $275M | 26% | |
| United States | $256M | 24% | |
| India | $45.9M | 4.3% | |
| China | $29.3M | 2.8% | |
| Canada | $9.50M | 0.9% | |
| Germany | $8.66M | 0.8% | |
| France | $7.32M | 0.7% | |
| Eswatini | $6.53M | 0.6% | |
| Mexico | $5.58M | 0.5% | |
| United Kingdom | $4.42M | 0.4% | |
| Egypt | $4.38M | 0.4% | |
| Botswana | $2.78M | 0.3% | |
| Czech Republic | $1.99M | 0.2% | |
| Namibia | $1.94M | 0.2% | |
| Vietnam | $1.32M | 0.1% | |
| Australia | $1.15M | 0.1% | |
| United Arab Emirates | $1.13M | 0.1% | |
| Taiwan | $946K | <0.1% | |
| Netherlands | $775K | <0.1% |
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 | $1.46B | 78% | |
| China | $200M | 11% | |
| Taiwan | $61.4M | 3.3% | |
| India | $27.9M | 1.5% | |
| Japan | $19.8M | 1.1% | |
| Mozambique | $10.8M | 0.6% | |
| Zambia | $9.88M | 0.5% | |
| Hong Kong | $8.98M | 0.5% | |
| Botswana | $8.92M | 0.5% | |
| United States | $8.59M | 0.5% | |
| Germany | $7.11M | 0.4% | |
| Zimbabwe | $6.63M | 0.4% | |
| Netherlands | $5.62M | 0.3% | |
| Vietnam | $3.70M | 0.2% | |
| United Kingdom | $3.46M | 0.2% | |
| Eswatini | $3.41M | 0.2% | |
| Belgium | $2.91M | 0.2% | |
| Uganda | $2.82M | 0.2% | |
| Pakistan | $2.31M | 0.1% | |
| Italy | $1.81M | <0.1% |
What it exports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins | $415M | 39% | |
| Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted | $190M | 18% | |
| Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted | $144M | 13% | |
| Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric | $69.3M | 6.5% | |
| Electrical, electronic equipment | $47.3M | 4.4% | |
| Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing | $36.8M | 3.5% | |
| Cotton | $30.8M | 2.9% | |
| Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers | $24.0M | 2.2% | |
| Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | $23.9M | 2.2% | |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $17.8M | 1.7% | |
| Vehicles other than railway, tramway | $13.2M | 1.2% | |
| Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates | $8.53M | 0.8% | |
| Footwear, gaiters and the like | $8.28M | 0.8% | |
| Oil seed, oleaginous fruits, grain, seed, fruits | $4.05M | 0.4% | |
| Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | $3.32M | 0.3% |
What it imports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $276M | 15% | |
| Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers | $163M | 8.7% | |
| Electrical, electronic equipment | $112M | 6.0% | |
| Vehicles other than railway, tramway | $111M | 5.9% | |
| Knitted or crocheted fabric | $97.8M | 5.2% | |
| Articles of iron or steel | $67.4M | 3.6% | |
| Cereals | $61.4M | 3.3% | |
| Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten | $59.6M | 3.2% | |
| Plastics | $54.2M | 2.9% | |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $51.9M | 2.8% | |
| Meat and edible meat offal | $47.7M | 2.5% | |
| Cotton | $46.4M | 2.5% | |
| Pharmaceutical products | $33.4M | 1.8% | |
| Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board | $32.5M | 1.7% | |
| Iron and steel | $29.4M | 1.6% |
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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