- Exports
- $12.0B175 partners
- Imports
- $17.4B186 partners
- Balance
- −$5.49Bdeficit
- Total trade
- $29.4B2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | $2.29B | 19% | |
| India | $1.90B | 16% | |
| Uganda | $1.71B | 14% | |
| China | $685M | 5.7% | |
| United Arab Emirates | $625M | 5.2% | |
| Zambia | $510M | 4.3% | |
| Kenya | $441M | 3.7% | |
| Malawi | $332M | 2.8% | |
| Vietnam | $314M | 2.6% | |
| DR Congo | $313M | 2.6% | |
| Switzerland | $245M | 2.0% | |
| United States | $219M | 1.8% | |
| Pakistan | $210M | 1.8% | |
| Rwanda | $164M | 1.4% | |
| Netherlands | $157M | 1.3% | |
| Germany | $151M | 1.3% | |
| Malaysia | $130M | 1.1% | |
| Japan | $120M | 1.0% | |
| Belgium | $91.3M | 0.8% | |
| Italy | $84.2M | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | $5.57B | 32% | |
| India | $2.43B | 14% | |
| United Arab Emirates | $1.66B | 9.5% | |
| Japan | $616M | 3.5% | |
| South Korea | $615M | 3.5% | |
| South Africa | $548M | 3.1% | |
| United States | $457M | 2.6% | |
| Kenya | $434M | 2.5% | |
| Germany | $309M | 1.8% | |
| Saudi Arabia | $308M | 1.8% | |
| Russia | $295M | 1.7% | |
| Kuwait | $270M | 1.5% | |
| Oman | $229M | 1.3% | |
| Malaysia | $218M | 1.3% | |
| Turkey | $213M | 1.2% | |
| United Kingdom | $209M | 1.2% | |
| Switzerland | $205M | 1.2% | |
| Zambia | $185M | 1.1% | |
| Brazil | $168M | 1.0% | |
| Netherlands | $161M | 0.9% |
What it exports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins | $5.15B | 43% | |
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $969M | 8.1% | |
| Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons | $733M | 6.1% | |
| Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | $510M | 4.3% | |
| Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes | $476M | 4.0% | |
| Cereals | $432M | 3.6% | |
| Oil seed, oleaginous fruits, grain, seed, fruits | $397M | 3.3% | |
| Coffee, tea, mate and spices | $385M | 3.2% | |
| Copper | $307M | 2.6% | |
| Ores slag and ash | $262M | 2.2% | |
| Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates | $227M | 1.9% | |
| Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement | $133M | 1.1% | |
| Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal | $119M | 1.0% | |
| Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder | $107M | 0.9% | |
| Beverages, spirits and vinegar | $102M | 0.9% |
What it imports
The largest categories in 2024.
| Category | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products | $3.27B | 19% | |
| Vehicles other than railway, tramway | $1.87B | 11% | |
| Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers | $1.84B | 11% | |
| Electrical, electronic equipment | $1.08B | 6.2% | |
| Plastics | $1.03B | 5.9% | |
| Iron and steel | $703M | 4.0% | |
| Articles of iron or steel | $683M | 3.9% | |
| Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment | $522M | 3.0% | |
| Fertilizers | $424M | 2.4% | |
| Cereals | $416M | 2.4% | |
| Pharmaceutical products | $396M | 2.3% | |
| Sugars and sugar confectionery | $351M | 2.0% | |
| Miscellaneous chemical products | $315M | 1.8% | |
| Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products | $261M | 1.5% | |
| Rubbers | $254M | 1.5% |
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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