South Africa Exports

Exports in South Africa decreased to 108173.85 ZAR Million in June from 111785.16 ZAR Million in May of 2019. Exports in South Africa averaged 19540.05 ZAR Million from 1957 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 120023.19 ZAR Million in October of 2018 and a record low of 55.80 ZAR Million in August of 1958.

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South Africa Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	4419.50	1696.33	17164.95	-26943.97	ZAR Million	[+]
Current Account	-142495.00	-110158.00	15627.00	-246452.00	ZAR Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	-3.50	-2.50	6.00	-7.50	percent	[+]
Imports	103754.35	110088.84	125723.80	66.10	ZAR Million	[+]
Exports	108173.85	111785.16	120023.19	55.80	ZAR Million	[+]
External Debt	176004.00	172384.00	183239.00	33262.00	USD Million	[+]
Tourist Arrivals	1213675.00	1350167.00	1598893.00	37430.00		[+]
Gold Reserves	125.30	125.30	183.51	123.48	Tonnes	[+]
Terms Of Trade	107.10	102.30	109.50	42.20	Index Points	[+]
Terrorism Index	4.26	4.09	4.26	0.22		[+]
Weapons Sales	149.00	103.00	235.00	1.00	USD Million	[+]
Crude Oil Production	1.00	1.00	58.00	1.00	BBL/D/1K	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	11733.00	-8219.00	52712.00	-13910.00	ZAR Billion	[+]

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In 2017, South Africa exported mostly: mineral products (25.1 percent of total exports, including chrome, manganese, vanadium, vermiculite, ilmenite, palladium, rutile and zirconium, crude and coal), precious metals (16.7 percent, mainly gold, platinum, diamonds and jewellery), vehicles and aircraft vessels (11.9 percent), iron and steel products (11.9 percent), machinery (8.1 percent), chemicals (6.1 percent) and vegetables (5.4 percent). Main export partners are: China (9.7 percent of total exports), the United States (7.5 percent), Germany (7.1 percent), India (4.7 percent), Japan (4.7 percent) and Botswana (4.3 percent). Others include Namibia, the UK, Mozambique and Netherlands. This page 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. South Africa Exports - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2019.