Trade Competitiveness Map
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Trade Performance HS : Exports and imports of South Africa (2019, in USD thousands)

 Industry Exports in valueImports in valueNet trade in valueExports as a share of total exports (%)Imports as a share of total imports (%)Exports as a share of world exports (%)Imports as a share of world imports (%)Growth of exports in value (% p.a.)Growth of imports in value (% p.a.)Net Trade (X-M)/(X+M) * 100
00 All industries90,417,12288,213,3252,203,797100.000100.0000.48000.4500  1.2
71 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc15,378,0741,183,17414,194,90017.0101.3402.36000.1800  85.7
26 Ores, slag and ash13,141,767109,34113,032,42614.5300.1205.63000.0400  98.4
87 Vehicles other than railway, tramway11,455,7527,029,7464,426,00612.6707.9700.77000.4600  23.9
27 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc9,115,01914,769,276-5,654,25710.08016.7400.44000.5700  -23.7
84 Boilers, machinery; nuclear reactors, etc5,492,90311,206,963-5,714,0606.08012.7000.25000.4900  -34.2
72 Iron and steel5,371,5181,142,9624,228,5565.9401.3001.45000.3000  64.9
08 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons3,425,426184,0703,241,3563.7900.2102.66000.1300  89.8
76 Aluminium and articles thereof1,767,736611,4371,156,2991.9600.6901.02000.3500  48.6
85 Electrical, electronic equipment1,754,2848,567,468-6,813,1841.9409.7100.06000.3000  -66.0
39 Plastics and articles thereof1,441,7682,493,880-1,052,1121.5902.8300.23000.3900  -26.7
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar1,269,723697,932571,7911.4000.7901.02000.5600  29.1
73 Articles of iron or steel1,250,7741,055,955194,8191.3801.2000.41000.3400  8.5
38 Miscellaneous chemical products1,168,8411,586,890-418,0491.2901.8000.57000.7400  -15.2
28 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes1,129,6501,215,101-85,4511.2501.3800.94000.9000  -3.6
29 Organic chemicals1,090,5071,425,380-334,8731.2101.6200.27000.3200  -13.3
74 Copper and articles thereof627,770584,56643,2040.6900.6600.43000.3900  3.6
20 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations614,185260,864353,3210.6800.3000.96000.4200  40.4
48 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board595,8921,035,093-439,2010.6601.1700.35000.6100  -26.9
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery592,548445,575146,9730.6600.5101.52001.0600  14.2
47 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc580,867121,439459,4280.6400.1401.25000.2300  65.4
33 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries578,9741,078,129-499,1550.6401.2200.38000.7200  -30.1
90 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus569,0932,242,066-1,672,9730.6302.5400.09000.3600  -59.5
25 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement561,326240,367320,9590.6200.2701.26000.4300  40.0
44 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal516,595362,572154,0230.5700.4100.39000.2600  17.5
03 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes497,006309,718187,2880.5500.3500.40000.2500  23.2
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations448,709337,190111,5190.5000.3800.57000.4200  14.2
40 Rubber and articles thereof437,9161,228,380-790,4640.4801.3900.24000.6400  -47.4
30 Pharmaceutical products434,0562,421,093-1,987,0370.4802.7400.07000.3700  -69.6
34 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes426,195296,917129,2780.4700.3400.68000.4700  17.9
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof402,240961,301-559,0610.4401.0900.19000.4000  -41.0
10 Cereals401,5291,004,053-602,5240.4401.1400.36000.8400  -42.9
51 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof379,36626,816352,5500.4200.0303.00000.2200  86.8
94 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings362,563747,482-384,9190.4000.8500.14000.3100  -34.7
75 Nickel and articles thereof323,4718,333315,1380.3600.0101.21000.0300  95.0
23 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder297,812378,038-80,2260.3300.4300.39000.4700  -11.9
32 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc273,300489,653-216,3530.3000.5600.34000.5900  -28.4
31 Fertilizers272,042574,703-302,6610.3000.6500.48000.8200  -35.7
19 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products267,275176,30690,9690.3000.2000.34000.2200  20.5
99 Commodities not elsewhere specified257,1897,512,706-7,255,5170.2808.5200.03001.2500  -93.4
02 Meat and edible meat offal236,471586,591-350,1200.2600.6600.18000.4500  -42.5
04 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes234,761182,75252,0090.2600.2100.26000.2000  12.5
12 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes233,142124,828108,3140.2600.1400.24000.1200  30.3
15 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc221,954633,602-411,6480.2500.7200.25000.6800  -48.1
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes217,802193,20524,5970.2400.2200.48000.4000  6.0
61 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet214,435863,585-649,1500.2400.9800.09000.4000  -60.2
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers213,33886,904126,4340.2400.1000.29000.1200  42.1
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal207,094398,775-191,6810.2300.4500.32000.6200  -31.6
89 Ships, boats and other floating structures205,35368,896136,4570.2300.0800.17000.0900  49.8
62 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet198,268998,664-800,3960.2201.1300.08000.4700  -66.9
11 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten188,966108,97779,9890.2100.1200.97000.5200  26.9
86 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment187,229138,32448,9050.2100.1600.48000.4400  15.0
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather186,81341,654145,1590.2100.0500.97000.2100  63.5
69 Ceramic products184,311529,601-345,2900.2000.6000.31001.1000  -48.4
81 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof168,82856,839111,9890.1900.0601.00000.2800  49.6
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof161,531884,919-723,3880.1801.0000.11000.6000  -69.1
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles149,755292,565-142,8100.1700.3300.28000.5700  -32.3
63 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc148,487246,055-97,5680.1600.2800.22000.4000  -24.7
70 Glass and glassware147,190289,402-142,2120.1600.3300.19000.3700  -32.6
09 Coffee, tea, mate and spices132,235188,748-56,5130.1500.2100.27000.3900  -17.6
16 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes118,618168,342-49,7240.1300.1900.23000.3500  -17.3
36 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc116,74553,22763,5180.1300.0602.69001.1900  37.4
68 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles114,029233,416-119,3870.1300.2600.21000.4600  -34.4
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal111,632297,192-185,5600.1200.3400.15000.4000  -45.4
97 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques100,07442,03258,0420.1100.0500.27000.1400  40.8
06 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc93,39423,59369,8010.1000.0300.42000.1200  59.7
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc87,6221,289,484-1,201,8620.1001.4600.24003.1200  -87.3
35 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes75,128236,498-161,3700.0800.2700.26000.7500  -51.8
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations72,056159,764-87,7080.0800.1800.14000.3200  -37.8
01 Live animals71,418170,214-98,7960.0800.1900.31000.7400  -40.9
95 Toys, games, sports requisites63,886438,282-374,3960.0700.5000.05000.3600  -74.6
55 Manmade staple fibres62,494191,417-128,9230.0700.2200.18000.5100  -50.8
52 Cotton61,471151,517-90,0460.0700.1700.11000.3100  -42.3
42 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods50,082233,625-183,5430.0600.2600.06000.2800  -64.7
56 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc46,611126,790-80,1790.0500.1400.17000.5100  -46.2
54 Manmade filaments39,802234,005-194,2030.0400.2700.08000.5400  -70.9
14 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes38,5174,08734,4300.0400.0003.93000.3000  80.8
78 Lead and articles thereof35,75121,40114,3500.0400.0200.49000.2700  25.1
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings34,97439,518-4,5440.0400.0400.22000.2700  -6.1
67 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair28,92148,704-19,7830.0300.0600.27000.7800  -25.5
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof26,255104,279-78,0240.0300.1200.05000.2000  -59.8
59 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric24,968129,470-104,5020.0300.1500.10000.5700  -67.7
05 Products of animal origin, nes24,376130,483-106,1070.0300.1500.22001.2500  -68.5
60 Knitted or crocheted fabric19,908194,835-174,9270.0200.2200.05000.6500  -81.5
65 Headgear and parts thereof18,26165,371-47,1100.0200.0700.18000.6400  -56.3
58 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc17,48044,188-26,7080.0200.0500.14000.4100  -43.3
13 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes15,21731,149-15,9320.0200.0400.21000.3900  -34.4
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods9,80760,297-50,4900.0100.0700.06000.3900  -72.0
79 Zinc and articles thereof9,040168,029-158,9890.0100.1900.05000.9100  -89.8
66 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc7,8789,655-1,7770.0100.0100.21000.3100  -10.1
46 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc.2,8104,926-2,1160.0000.0100.10000.2400  -27.4
43 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof2,2929891,3030.0000.0000.02000.0200  39.7
50 Silk2,0853,128-1,0430.0000.0000.10000.2000  -20.0
92 Musical instruments, parts and accessories1,99218,090-16,0980.0000.0200.03000.2400  -80.2
80 Tin and articles thereof72412,467-11,7430.0000.0100.01000.2400  -89.0
45 Cork and articles of cork63514,093-13,4580.0000.0200.03000.7100  -91.4
53 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric54520,947-20,4020.0000.0200.01000.4100  -94.9