- Exports
- $7.90B174 partners
- Imports
- $9.16B196 partners
- Balance
- −$1.26Bdeficit
- Total trade
- $17.1B2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | $1.81B | 23% | |
| South Africa | $1.22B | 15% | |
| Botswana | $973M | 12% | |
| Belgium | $713M | 9.0% | |
| Zambia | $471M | 6.0% | |
| Spain | $297M | 3.8% | |
| DR Congo | $216M | 2.7% | |
| Netherlands | $213M | 2.7% | |
| France | $195M | 2.5% | |
| United Arab Emirates | $188M | 2.4% | |
| Canada | $187M | 2.4% | |
| United States | $167M | 2.1% | |
| South Korea | $133M | 1.7% | |
| Bulgaria | $97.7M | 1.2% | |
| United Kingdom | $89.5M | 1.1% | |
| Germany | $85.3M | 1.1% | |
| Italy | $77.5M | 1.0% | |
| Malaysia | $75.6M | 1.0% | |
| India | $75.3M | 1.0% | |
| Zimbabwe | $58.6M | 0.7% |
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 | $3.40B | 37% | |
| China | $992M | 11% | |
| Zambia | $361M | 3.9% | |
| Peru | $318M | 3.5% | |
| United Arab Emirates | $316M | 3.5% | |
| India | $309M | 3.4% | |
| United States | $305M | 3.3% | |
| Germany | $232M | 2.5% | |
| Oman | $208M | 2.3% | |
| DR Congo | $180M | 2.0% | |
| Bahrain | $172M | 1.9% | |
| Angola | $172M | 1.9% | |
| Japan | $153M | 1.7% | |
| Italy | $101M | 1.1% | |
| United Kingdom | $96.1M | 1.0% | |
| Netherlands | $93.1M | 1.0% | |
| Belgium | $93.0M | 1.0% | |
| Morocco | $87.3M | 1.0% | |
| Brazil | $86.1M | 0.9% | |
| Bulgaria | $84.6M | 0.9% |
What it exports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins | $1.89B | 24% | |
| Ores slag and ash | $1.64B | 21% | |
| Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope | $1.01B | 13% | |
| Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates | $804M | 10% | |
| Copper | $705M | 8.9% | |
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $306M | 3.9% | |
| Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | $165M | 2.1% | |
| Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | $141M | 1.8% | |
| Live animals | $134M | 1.7% | |
| Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers | $117M | 1.5% | |
| Meat and edible meat offal | $114M | 1.4% | |
| Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | $105M | 1.3% | |
| Fertilizers | $87.0M | 1.1% | |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $84.1M | 1.1% | |
| Iron and steel | $76.9M | 1.0% |
What it imports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $1.61B | 18% | |
| Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers | $945M | 10% | |
| Ores slag and ash | $868M | 9.5% | |
| Vehicles other than railway, tramway | $680M | 7.4% | |
| Electrical, electronic equipment | $535M | 5.8% | |
| Articles of iron or steel | $286M | 3.1% | |
| Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope | $247M | 2.7% | |
| Plastics | $236M | 2.6% | |
| Pharmaceutical products | $209M | 2.3% | |
| Fertilizers | $203M | 2.2% | |
| Ships, boats, and other floating structures | $198M | 2.2% | |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $191M | 2.1% | |
| Aircraft, spacecraft | $186M | 2.0% | |
| Cereals | $174M | 1.9% | |
| Rubbers | $161M | 1.8% |
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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