Trade Competitiveness Map
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Trade Performance HS : Exports and imports of South Africa (2023, 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 industries110,660,211107,261,0343,399,177100.000100.0000.46000.4400551.6
71 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc19,531,5801,463,52418,068,05617.6501.3602.11000.15006586.1
26 Ores, slag and ash16,293,31947,95216,245,36714.7200.0404.92000.01006-1999.4
87 Vehicles other than railway, tramway12,740,2478,384,6254,355,62211.5107.8200.68000.44003520.6
27 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc11,870,28322,488,451-10,618,16810.73020.9700.38000.5900711-30.9
72 Iron and steel6,494,4201,593,0494,901,3715.8701.4901.35000.33005960.6
84 Boilers, machinery; nuclear reactors, etc6,301,03812,945,818-6,644,7805.69012.0700.24000.480034-34.5
08 Edible fruit, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons4,358,202163,6054,194,5973.9400.1503.00000.10006-392.8
76 Aluminium and articles thereof2,256,255633,9281,622,3272.0400.5900.95000.28006156.1
85 Electrical, electronic equipment2,002,28812,240,895-10,238,6071.81011.4100.06000.340039-71.9
10 Cereals1,509,8181,339,756170,0621.3601.2500.91000.72003976.0
39 Plastics and articles thereof1,449,0062,641,101-1,192,0951.3102.4600.20000.370001-29.2
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar1,402,632677,303725,3291.2700.6300.94000.44003-134.9
28 Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes1,284,9251,531,776-246,8511.1601.4300.67000.770036-8.8
73 Articles of iron or steel1,283,3831,221,55961,8241.1601.1400.32000.3200142.5
38 Miscellaneous chemical products1,276,8531,828,991-552,1381.1501.7100.50000.670024-17.8
47 Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste etc1,142,199122,5021,019,6971.0300.1102.23000.200018080.6
29 Organic chemicals1,128,6211,485,246-356,6251.0201.3800.23000.280011-13.6
74 Copper and articles thereof1,028,130901,827126,3030.9300.8400.48000.420013116.5
25 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement803,107236,575566,5320.7300.2201.20000.29009054.5
20 Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food preparations755,328341,795413,5330.6800.3200.89000.41005737.7
75 Nickel and articles thereof743,5899,979733,6100.6700.0101.78000.020023597.4
12 Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruit, etc, nes735,316133,553601,7630.6600.1200.49000.090033269.3
33 Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries679,6901,088,564-408,8740.6101.0100.37000.600040-23.1
48 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board669,2221,084,493-415,2710.6001.0100.36000.580031-23.7
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery608,425440,017168,4080.5500.4100.90000.61001016.1
90 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus605,0102,301,106-1,696,0960.5502.1500.09000.330021-58.4
34 Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes596,148330,232265,9160.5400.3100.78000.42009328.7
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations592,802379,357213,4450.5400.3500.53000.33007322.0
44 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal534,722361,127173,5950.4800.3400.36000.23001019.4
30 Pharmaceutical products501,3132,602,101-2,100,7880.4502.4300.06000.280042-67.7
40 Rubber and articles thereof493,5461,338,008-844,4620.4501.2500.23000.600032-46.1
31 Fertilizers477,500824,465-346,9650.4300.7700.54000.8100159-26.7
03 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates nes453,490276,031177,4590.4100.2600.33000.2000-2-324.3
15 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc394,734769,700-374,9660.3600.7200.27000.4900155-32.2
23 Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder385,771325,89059,8810.3500.3000.36000.28007-48.4
19 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products373,845268,582105,2630.3400.2500.34000.240091116.4
51 Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric thereof361,42059,398302,0220.3300.0603.20000.5500-12271.8
32 Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivs,pigments etc349,807499,273-149,4660.3200.4700.41000.560060-17.6
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof342,137835,504-493,3670.3100.7800.19000.4000-4-3-41.9
94 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings333,027632,860-299,8330.3000.5900.11000.2500-2-4-31.0
11 Milling products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten310,189205,138105,0510.2800.1901.09000.6900131720.4
02 Meat and edible meat offal308,471375,879-67,4080.2800.3500.19000.24007-11-9.9
99 Commodities not elsewhere specified302,6548,843,841-8,541,1870.2708.2500.02001.060044-93.4
89 Ships, boats and other floating structures302,63568,076234,5590.2700.0600.23000.090010063.3
04 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes241,520181,17060,3500.2200.1700.22000.17001014.3
61 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet195,515890,315-694,8000.1800.8300.07000.3900-21-64.0
62 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet194,602924,179-729,5770.1800.8600.08000.43000-2-65.2
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers190,423107,71482,7090.1700.1000.20000.1100-3627.7
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles175,589249,345-73,7560.1600.2300.27000.44004-4-17.4
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, etc of base metal170,251390,873-220,6220.1500.3600.23000.5700-5-1-39.3
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather168,65731,610137,0470.1500.0301.06000.1900-3-768.4
86 Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment168,409114,14154,2680.1500.1100.41000.3300-3-519.2
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts thereof161,651838,171-676,5200.1500.7800.10000.53000-1-67.7
63 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc160,557205,240-44,6830.1500.1900.21000.31002-4-12.2
36 Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics, etc160,35284,53675,8160.1400.0802.71001.440081231.0
68 Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica, etc articles149,601220,432-70,8310.1400.2100.24000.39007-1-19.1
69 Ceramic products147,351390,066-242,7150.1300.3600.22000.7100-5-7-45.2
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes144,762153,885-9,1230.1300.1400.28000.3000-10-6-3.1
81 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof144,69672,33972,3570.1300.0700.66000.2800-4633.3
09 Coffee, tea, mate and spices135,838218,867-83,0290.1200.2000.21000.330014-23.4
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal132,516311,136-178,6200.1200.2900.16000.390041-40.3
70 Glass and glassware130,042340,227-210,1850.1200.3200.14000.4000-34-44.7
97 Works of art, collectors pieces and antiques118,22053,55264,6680.1100.0500.32000.15004637.7
06 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers etc111,98014,66397,3170.1000.0100.44000.06005-1176.8
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations98,354183,313-84,9590.0900.1700.16000.290084-30.2
16 Meat, fish and seafood food preparations nes91,541118,998-27,4570.0800.1100.17000.2400-6-8-13.0
35 Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes90,509315,395-224,8860.0800.2900.23000.750057-55.4
55 Manmade staple fibres88,100198,064-109,9640.0800.1800.26000.560091-38.4
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures etc76,7501,904,976-1,828,2260.0701.7800.21005.2100-310-92.3
95 Toys, games, sports requisites66,974389,309-322,3350.0600.3600.04000.27001-3-70.6
42 Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel goods63,101237,502-174,4010.0600.2200.06000.260060-58.0
01 Live animals58,183168,994-110,8110.0500.1600.22000.6000-50-48.8
56 Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage, etc56,051120,820-64,7690.0500.1100.19000.44005-1-36.6
52 Cotton47,056134,354-87,2980.0400.1300.09000.3000-6-3-48.1
67 Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair41,23462,311-21,0770.0400.0600.31000.810096-20.4
78 Lead and articles thereof38,57717,78520,7920.0300.0200.42000.19002-536.9
54 Manmade filaments38,141268,299-230,1580.0300.2500.07000.5800-13-75.1
59 Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric35,949145,497-109,5480.0300.1400.13000.6000103-60.4
05 Products of animal origin, nes25,390131,392-106,0020.0200.1200.22001.130010-67.6
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings24,43542,956-18,5210.0200.0400.14000.2900-92-27.5
60 Knitted or crocheted fabric24,275179,703-155,4280.0200.1700.06000.59005-2-76.2
58 Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry etc23,53539,519-15,9840.0200.0400.19000.40008-3-25.4
65 Headgear and parts thereof20,61771,050-50,4330.0200.0700.14000.530032-55.0
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof16,73197,654-80,9230.0200.0900.03000.1600-11-2-70.8
14 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products nes14,5201,59312,9270.0100.0000.79000.0800-22-2180.2
13 Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps and extracts nes11,22840,666-29,4380.0100.0400.12000.4500-77-56.7
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods8,91737,537-28,6200.0100.0300.06000.2700-2-11-61.6
79 Zinc and articles thereof7,873142,239-134,3660.0100.1300.04000.7300-3-4-89.5
66 Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, etc6,3637,033-6700.0100.0100.15000.2200-5-8-5.0
53 Vegetable textile fibres nes, paper yarn, woven fabric5,46722,239-16,7720.0000.0200.09000.3900782-60.5
43 Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof3,3031,3091,9940.0000.0000.08000.040010743.2
46 Manufactures of plaiting material, basketwork, etc.2,9164,740-1,8240.0000.0000.10000.21001-1-23.8
92 Musical instruments, parts and accessories2,03513,413-11,3780.0000.0100.03000.18001-7-73.7
50 Silk1,1532,301-1,1480.0000.0000.06000.1400-14-7-33.2
80 Tin and articles thereof82512,550-11,7250.0000.0100.01000.180030-87.7
45 Cork and articles of cork47911,610-11,1310.0000.0100.02000.4700-7-5-92.1