Angola (AGO) and South Africa (ZAF) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Angola-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Angola exported $781M to South Africa. The main products that Angola exported to South Africa were Crude Petroleum ($381M), Special Purpose Ships ($311M), and Refined Petroleum ($42.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Angola to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.3%, from $1.35B in 2017 to $781M in 2022.

In 2022, Angola did not export any services to South Africa.

South Africa-Angola Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $463M to Angola. The main products that South Africa exported to Angola were Refined Petroleum ($20.8M), Cereal Meal and Pellets ($16.2M), and Corn ($13.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Angola have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.97%, from $630M in 2017 to $463M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Angola.

Comparison: In 2022, Angola ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.55), and 58 in total exports ($54.1B). That same year, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Angola exported $781M to South Africa. The main products exported from Angola to South Africa were Crude Petroleum ($381M), Special Purpose Ships ($311M), and Refined Petroleum ($42.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Angola to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 10.3%, from $1.35B in 2017 to $781M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $463M to Angola. The main products exported from South Africa to Angola were Refined Petroleum ($20.8M), Cereal Meal and Pellets ($16.2M), and Corn ($13.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Angola have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.97%, from $630M in 2022 to $463M in 2017.

Exports from Angola () to South Africa () (2022)

Exports from South Africa () to Angola () (2022)

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Trade between Angola () and South Africa ()

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Angola
Top DestinationChina$21.8B

South Africa
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

This map shows whether countries import more from Angola or South Africa. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Angola and South Africa or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Angola than South Africa included France ($3.8B), Spain ($1.99B), and Portugal ($620M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Angola included Germany ($9.96B), United States ($10.9B), and Japan ($8.85B).

Difference in imports from South Africa () and Angola () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Angola - South Africa

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This chart compares trade between Angola and South Africa by product, considering products traded by both, Angola and South Africa.

During 2022, Angola had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Mineral Products ($424M), Transportation ($323M), and Precious Metals ($11.7M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Angola in the exports of Machines ($126M), Vegetable Products ($58.5M), and Chemical Products ($53.9M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Angola South Africa+$131MCrude Petroleum

Top Product Potential South Africa Angola+$11.1MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Angola and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Angola indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Angola.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Angola () to South Africa () (2022)

Exports from South Africa () to Angola () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Angola () and South Africa ()

Angola Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from South Africa () and Angola () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Angola - South Africa

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Angola () and South Africa () (2022)

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