- Exports
- $14.0B144 partners
- Imports
- $15.6B206 partners
- Balance
- −$1.60Bdeficit
- Total trade
- $29.5B2024
Exports and imports, 1995 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | $2.53B | 18% | |
| China | $2.36B | 17% | |
| Singapore | $1.26B | 9.1% | |
| South Africa | $1.09B | 7.8% | |
| South Korea | $1.04B | 7.5% | |
| Italy | $461M | 3.3% | |
| Zimbabwe | $414M | 3.0% | |
| Thailand | $366M | 2.6% | |
| Uganda | $356M | 2.5% | |
| United Kingdom | $355M | 2.5% | |
| Vietnam | $351M | 2.5% | |
| Netherlands | $310M | 2.2% | |
| Malaysia | $304M | 2.2% | |
| Poland | $276M | 2.0% | |
| Zambia | $234M | 1.7% | |
| United States | $230M | 1.6% | |
| Germany | $193M | 1.4% | |
| United Arab Emirates | $179M | 1.3% | |
| Spain | $177M | 1.3% | |
| Switzerland | $156M | 1.1% |
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 | $6.45B | 41% | |
| China | $2.34B | 15% | |
| India | $743M | 4.8% | |
| Australia | $616M | 4.0% | |
| United Arab Emirates | $520M | 3.3% | |
| Oman | $509M | 3.3% | |
| Singapore | $436M | 2.8% | |
| Malaysia | $415M | 2.7% | |
| Portugal | $290M | 1.9% | |
| Zimbabwe | $248M | 1.6% | |
| Thailand | $190M | 1.2% | |
| Japan | $167M | 1.1% | |
| United States | $166M | 1.1% | |
| Russia | $165M | 1.1% | |
| Argentina | $156M | 1.0% | |
| Italy | $139M | 0.9% | |
| Bahrain | $124M | 0.8% | |
| Pakistan | $118M | 0.8% | |
| Vietnam | $108M | 0.7% | |
| Hong Kong | $100M | 0.6% |
What it exports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $7.58B | 54% | |
| Aluminum | $2.10B | 15% | |
| Ores slag and ash | $1.11B | 7.9% | |
| Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins | $777M | 5.6% | |
| Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | $400M | 2.9% | |
| Oil seed, oleaginous fruits, grain, seed, fruits | $341M | 2.4% | |
| Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes | $233M | 1.7% | |
| Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | $204M | 1.5% | |
| Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | $190M | 1.4% | |
| Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products | $148M | 1.1% | |
| Iron and steel | $98.7M | 0.7% | |
| Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | $81.6M | 0.6% | |
| Copper | $64.2M | 0.5% | |
| Sugars and sugar confectionery | $63.0M | 0.5% | |
| Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates | $48.3M | 0.3% |
What it imports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ores slag and ash | $2.78B | 18% | |
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $2.25B | 14% | |
| Iron and steel | $1.37B | 8.8% | |
| Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers | $1.12B | 7.2% | |
| Cereals | $773M | 5.0% | |
| Electrical, electronic equipment | $721M | 4.6% | |
| Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope | $702M | 4.5% | |
| Vehicles other than railway, tramway | $618M | 4.0% | |
| Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products | $614M | 3.9% | |
| Plastics | $337M | 2.2% | |
| Articles of iron or steel | $262M | 1.7% | |
| Fertilizers | $242M | 1.6% | |
| Pharmaceutical products | $224M | 1.4% | |
| Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus | $152M | 1.0% | |
| Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings | $152M | 1.0% |
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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