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About

Ireland-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Ireland exported $456M to South Africa. The main products that Ireland exported to South Africa were Packaged Medicaments ($70.2M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($49.5M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($45.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ireland to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 1.03%, from $433M in 2017 to $456M in 2022.

In 2020, Ireland exported services to South Africa worth $387M, with Financial services ($179M), Other business services ($171M), and Insurance services ($33.1M) being the largest in terms of value.

South Africa-Ireland Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $348M to Ireland. The main products that South Africa exported to Ireland were Platinum ($164M), Coal Briquettes ($31.6M), and Interchangeable Tool Parts ($21.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 22.3%,  from $127M in 2017 to $348M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Ireland ranked 18 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.27), and 31 in total exports ($236B). 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, Ireland exported $456M to South Africa. The main products exported from Ireland to South Africa were Packaged Medicaments ($70.2M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($49.5M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($45.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ireland to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 1.03%, from $433M in 2017 to $456M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $348M to Ireland. The main products exported from South Africa to Ireland were Platinum ($164M), Coal Briquettes ($31.6M), and Interchangeable Tool Parts ($21.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Ireland have increased at an annualized rate of 22.3%, from $127M in 2022 to $348M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ireland
Top Destination
United States$70.7B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ireland than South Africa included United States ($70.7B), Germany ($28.6B), and Belgium ($17B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Ireland included India ($9.14B), China ($23.4B), and Mozambique ($5.43B).

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

Comparative Advantage Ireland - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Ireland had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Chemical Products ($171M), Machines ($77.1M), and Foodstuffs ($58.1M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Ireland in the exports of Precious Metals ($166M), Vegetable Products ($34.8M), and Mineral Products ($32.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Ireland South Africa+$44.2MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential South Africa Ireland+$18.2MPlatinum

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 Ireland and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ireland 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 Ireland.

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

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