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About

Austria-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Austria exported $743M to South Africa. The main products that Austria exported to South Africa were Combustion Engines ($142M), Spark-Ignition Engines ($78.6M), and Flavored Water ($58.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Austria to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 8.04%, from $504M in 2017 to $743M in 2022.

In 2020, Austria exported services to South Africa worth $82.2M, with Transportation ($22.8M), Other business services ($20.6M), and Computer and information services ($11.4M) being the largest in terms of value.

South Africa-Austria Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $64.7M to Austria. The main products that South Africa exported to Austria were Ferroalloys ($12.4M), Centrifuges ($8.4M), and Combustion Engines ($6.47M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Austria have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.6%,  from $120M in 2017 to $64.7M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Austria ranked 8 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 32 in total exports ($209B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2022, Austria exported $743M to South Africa. The main products exported from Austria to South Africa were Combustion Engines ($142M), Spark-Ignition Engines ($78.6M), and Flavored Water ($58.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Austria to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 8.04%, from $504M in 2017 to $743M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $64.7M to Austria. The main products exported from South Africa to Austria were Ferroalloys ($12.4M), Centrifuges ($8.4M), and Combustion Engines ($6.47M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Austria have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.6%, from $120M in 2022 to $64.7M in 2017.

Exports from Austria (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Austria (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Austria (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Austria Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Austria
Top Destination
Germany$57.7B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Austria than South Africa included Germany ($57.7B), Italy ($13.6B), and Hungary ($10.4B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Austria included China ($23.4B), India ($9.14B), and Japan ($8.85B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Austria (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Austria - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Austria had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Machines ($352M), Chemical Products ($77.2M), and Foodstuffs ($68.4M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Austria in the exports of Machines ($19.1M), Metals ($15.6M), and Transportation ($6.11M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Austria South Africa+$24.1MCars
Top Product Potential South Africa Austria+$7.79MCentrifuges

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

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Austria and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Austria 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 Austria.

Product Space of Austria (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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