This statistic shows the value of exported commodities from South Africa in 2023. In 2023, agricultural products worth 15.13 billion U.S. dollars were exported from South Africa.

Maize is the most extensively harvested agricultural product in South Africa. In 2022, some three million hectares of land with corn were harvested. Soybeans, sunflower seed, wheat, and sugar cane followed with around 925,300, 670,700, 566,800, and 258,400 hectares of harvested land, respectively.

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In 2023, platinum accounted for a 47 percent share of the market capitalization of mineral commodities in South Africa. This was followed by gold with a share of 27 percent, followed by iron ore with a share of 13 percent.

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South Africa Exports of commodities not specified according to kind was US$371.83 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Exports of commodities not specified according to kind - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

In 2020, horticulture was the leading agricultural product that South Africa exported, valued at 5.4 billion U.S. dollars. Cereal exports followed at 1.1 billion U.S. dollars. Furthermore, other agricultural products contributed 931 million U.S. dollars to the total exports.

South Africa ZA: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures data was reported at 65.800 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 66.625 % for 2016. South Africa ZA: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures data is updated yearly, averaging 69.620 % from Dec 1974 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 88.530 % in 1978 and a record low of 61.082 % in 2014. South Africa ZA: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Manufactures comprise the commodities in SITC sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (nonferrous metals).; ; World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; Weighted average; Merchandise import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

South Africa Imports from Canada of Commodities not specified according to kind was US$7.65 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Imports from Canada of Commodities not specified according to kind - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

South Africa Imports from Bermuda of Commodities not specified according to kind was US$2.17 Thousand during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Imports from Bermuda of Commodities not specified according to kind - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

South Africa Imports from Samoa of Commodities not specified according to kind was US$22.89 Thousand during 2020, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Imports from Samoa of Commodities not specified according to kind - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

This Dataset contains year, month-wise import data of all commodities at HS level 2 for South Africa. It has other details like quantity of export, value of export in Indian Rupees and US Dollars

South Africa Imports: Mineral Products data was reported at 28,892.500 ZAR mn in Jan 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 32,862.000 ZAR mn for Dec 2024. South Africa Imports: Mineral Products data is updated monthly, averaging 17,256.900 ZAR mn from Jan 2010 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 181 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48,470.300 ZAR mn in Oct 2023 and a record low of 6,413.100 ZAR mn in Jan 2010. South Africa Imports: Mineral Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by South African Revenue Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.JA014: Imports: incl BLNS: SARS: Harmonized System: by Commodity. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

South Africa Imports: Chemical Products data was reported at 17,339.100 ZAR mn in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 14,554.100 ZAR mn for Dec 2024. South Africa Imports: Chemical Products data is updated monthly, averaging 10,027.300 ZAR mn from Jan 2010 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 181 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20,066.500 ZAR mn in Sep 2022 and a record low of 4,019.600 ZAR mn in Dec 2010. South Africa Imports: Chemical Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by South African Revenue Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.JA014: Imports: incl BLNS: SARS: Harmonized System: by Commodity. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In 2020, Zimbabwe was South Africa's leading export partner of agricultural products. In 2020, South Africa exported over one million metric tons of agricultural commodities to the African country. Botswana and the Netherlands followed with almost 762 thousand and 705 thousand metric tons. Notably, the total volume of agricultural products exported from South Africa amounted to 10.9 million metric tons as of the same year.

South Africa Production Volume by Commodity: Salt data was reported at 37.336 Tonne th in Jul 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 37.241 Tonne th for Jun 2018. South Africa Production Volume by Commodity: Salt data is updated monthly, averaging 35.688 Tonne th from Jan 1999 (Median) to Jul 2018, with 235 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.585 Tonne th in Oct 2014 and a record low of 12.000 Tonne th in Dec 2001. South Africa Production Volume by Commodity: Salt data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Mineral Resources. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.WB001: Production Volume.

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South Africa Exports of commodities not specified according to kind to Mauritania was US$23.46 Thousand during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Exports of commodities not specified according to kind to Mauritania - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

United Kingdom Imports: SITC: Commodities nec: Sub Saharan Africa: South Africa data was reported at 242.722 GBP mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 144.177 GBP mn for May 2018. United Kingdom Imports: SITC: Commodities nec: Sub Saharan Africa: South Africa data is updated monthly, averaging 1.547 GBP mn from Jan 1998 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 246 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 975.838 GBP mn in Jul 2014 and a record low of 0.003 GBP mn in May 2001. United Kingdom Imports: SITC: Commodities nec: Sub Saharan Africa: South Africa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by UK Trade Info. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.JA011: Imports: By Country and Commodity Group.

South Africa Imports: PR: Rubber Products data was reported at 1,537,027,040.000 ZAR in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,385,421,018.000 ZAR for Apr 2018. South Africa Imports: PR: Rubber Products data is updated monthly, averaging 1,118,048,608.000 ZAR from Jan 2009 (Median) to May 2018, with 113 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,582,553,310.000 ZAR in Jan 2018 and a record low of 491,338,279.000 ZAR in Aug 2009. South Africa Imports: PR: Rubber Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Trade and Industry. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.JA015: Imports: incl BLNS: DTI: Harmonized System: by Commodity.