Exports in South Africa increased to 175749.91 ZAR Million in May from 165293 ZAR Million in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - South Africa Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

As of 2023, pearls, precious stones, metals, and coins were the largest export category from South Africa. The export value from those goods amounted to approximately **** billion U.S. dollars. The items accounted for ** percent of the total South African exports. Mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products followed as the second main category, with an export value of roughly **** billion U.S. dollars.

Key information about South Africa Total Exports to USA

• South Africa Total Exports to USA recorded 521.985 USD mn in Jan 2025, compared with 601.227 USD mn in the previous Dec 2024
• South Africa Total Exports to USA data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1998 to Jan 2025, with an averaged value of 516.767 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 1.463 USD bn in May 2021 and a record low of 99.616 USD mn in Dec 1998

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports to USA into USD. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition provides Total Exports to USA, FOB, in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Exports to USA prior to January 2009 exclude Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland and prior to January 2007 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

India Exports to South Africa was US$8.14 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. India Exports to South Africa - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Key information about South Africa Total Exports

• South Africa Total Exports recorded 8.0 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with 8.7 USD bn in the previous month
• South Africa Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Oct 2004 to Jan 2025, with an averaged value of 7.6 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 12.5 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of 2.8 USD bn in Apr 2020

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports into USD. South African Revenue Service provides Total Exports, FOB, in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Exports prior to January 2010 exclude Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland.


Further information about South Africa Total Exports

• In the latest reports, South Africa Total Exports grew 3.5 % YoY in Jan 2025
• Total Imports recorded 8.8 USD bn in Jan 2025, which registered an increase of 7.6 % year on year
• South Africa Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 877.5 USD mn in Jan 2025

South Africa ZA: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data was reported at 11.468 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.930 % for 2016. South Africa ZA: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food data is updated yearly, averaging 9.914 % from Dec 1974 (Median) to 2017, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.682 % in 1975 and a record low of 5.732 % in 1984. South Africa ZA: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food 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: Exports. Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).; ; World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; Weighted average; Merchandise export shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

South Africa Exports: Chemical Products data was reported at 9,591.500 ZAR mn in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,465.400 ZAR mn for Feb 2025. South Africa Exports: Chemical Products data is updated monthly, averaging 6,078.200 ZAR mn from Jan 2010 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 183 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,358.200 ZAR mn in May 2022 and a record low of 2,513.000 ZAR mn in Jan 2010. South Africa Exports: 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.JA002: Exports: incl BLNS: SARS: Harmonized System: by Commodity. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

South Africa Export Value Index data was reported at 152.554 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 105.965 2015=100 for 2020. South Africa Export Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 36.855 2015=100 from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2021, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 152.554 2015=100 in 2021 and a record low of 20.160 2015=100 in 1985. South Africa Export Value Index 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: Trade Index. Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;;

Key information about South Africa Total Exports to China

• South Africa Total Exports to China recorded 934.436 USD mn in Jan 2025, compared with 997.883 USD mn in the previous month
• South Africa Total Exports to China data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1998 to Jan 2025, with an averaged value of 574.478 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 1.698 USD bn in Mar 2018 and a record low of 4.921 USD mn in Aug 1998

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports to China into USD. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition provides Total Exports to China, FOB, in local currency. The Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Exports to China prior to January 2009 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

Key information about South Africa Total Exports

• South Africa Total Exports expanded 3.5 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with a decrease of 2.9 % YoY in the previous month
• South Africa Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Oct 2005 to Jan 2025, with an averaged rate of 8.9 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 210.3 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -49.9 % in Apr 2020

CEIC calculates Total Exports Growth from monthly Total Exports. South African Revenue Service provides Total Exports, FOB, in local currency. Total Exports Growth prior to January 2011 exclude Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland.


Further information about South Africa Total Exports

• In the latest reports, South Africa Total Exports recorded 8.0 USD bn in Jan 2025
• Total Imports recorded 8.8 USD bn in Jan 2025, which registered an increase of 7.6 % year on year
• South Africa Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 877.5 USD mn in Jan 2025

South Africa ZA: Export Price Index data was reported at 148.432 2010=100 in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 146.727 2010=100 for Sep 2018. South Africa ZA: Export Price Index data is updated quarterly, averaging 140.557 2010=100 from Mar 2010 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 148.934 2010=100 in Mar 2017 and a record low of 95.460 2010=100 in Mar 2010. South Africa ZA: Export Price Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.IMF.IFS: Export and Import Price Index: Quarterly.

South Africa Exports to Mozambique was US$6.57 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Exports to Mozambique - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Key information about South Africa Aluminum Exports

• South Africa Aluminum Exports was reported at 2,085,195.221 USD th in Dec 2023
• This records an increase from the previous number of 1,952,119.501 USD th for Dec 2022
• South Africa Aluminum Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 1,519,011.608 USD th from Dec 1995 to 2023, with 29 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 2,201,370.616 USD th in 2007 and a record low of 697,284.693 USD th in 1998
• South Africa Aluminum Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Metal and Mining Sector – Table WB.UNCTAD.AL: Non-Ferrous Metals: Aluminium: Export Value by Individual Economies and Territories

South Africa ZA: Export Volume Index data was reported at 156.244 2000=100 in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 148.780 2000=100 for 2015. South Africa ZA: Export Volume Index data is updated yearly, averaging 89.073 2000=100 from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2016, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 156.244 2000=100 in 2016 and a record low of 53.962 2000=100 in 1982. South Africa ZA: Export Volume Index 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: Trade Index. Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current year’s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.; ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.; ;

South Africa Exports to Lesotho was US$1.46 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. South Africa Exports to Lesotho - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Nigeria Exports to South Africa was US$1.91 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Nigeria Exports to South Africa - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Export: Value: South Africa: HS79: Zinc and articles thereof data was reported at 47.585 USD th in Sep 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.079 USD th for Dec 2020. Export: Value: South Africa: HS79: Zinc and articles thereof data is updated monthly, averaging 6.117 USD th from Aug 2018 (Median) to Sep 2023, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47.585 USD th in Sep 2023 and a record low of 5.079 USD th in Dec 2020. Export: Value: South Africa: HS79: Zinc and articles thereof data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Indonesia. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Foreign Trade – Table ID.JAF049: Export: by HS 2 Digits: South Africa.

South Africa export data: Diverse economy with precious metals, vehicles, and more as key exports to partners globally.

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