South Africa Exports

Exports from South Africa rose 10.7 percent month-over-month to ZAR 98.14 billion in February 2019, mainly boosted by higher sales of vehicle & transport equipments (126 percent); machinery & electronics (19 percent) and base metals (12 percent). Meanwhile, sales declined for precious metals & stones (-10 percent) and mineral products (-7 percent). The most important export partners were: Germany 9.6 percent of total exports), China (8.8 percent), the US (6.8 percent), Japan (5.3 percent) and India (4.6 percent). Exports in South Africa averaged 18964.82 ZAR Million from 1957 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 119949.29 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	3990.00	-13080.00	17165.02	-27436.54	ZAR Million	[+]
Current Account	-110158.00	-180404.00	15627.00	-246452.00	ZAR Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	-2.50	-2.80	6.00	-7.50	percent	[+]
Imports	90888.50	98251.36	125818.64	66.10	ZAR Million	[+]
Exports	87609.66	77831.69	119949.29	55.80	ZAR Million	[+]
External Debt	172384.00	168147.00	183239.00	33262.00	USD Million	[+]
Tourist Arrivals	1205901.00	1561510.00	1598893.00	37430.00		[+]
Gold Reserves	125.30	125.30	183.51	123.48	Tonnes	[+]
Terms Of Trade	102.30	105.00	109.50	42.20	Index Points	[+]
Terrorism Index	4.26	4.09	4.26	0.22		[+]
Weapons Sales	74.00	65.00	235.00	1.00	USD Million	[+]
Crude Oil Production	1.00	1.00	58.00	1.00	BBL/D/1K	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	1854.00	1885.00	2101.00	1.00	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 April of 2019.