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About

Liberia-South Africa In 2022, Liberia exported $13.3M to South Africa. The main products that Liberia exported to South Africa are Refined Petroleum ($9.75M), Stone Processing Machines ($2.14M), and Scrap Copper ($1.17M). During the last 26 years the exports of Liberia to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $228k in 1996 to $13.3M in 2022.

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

South Africa-Liberia In 2022, South Africa exported $43.1M to Liberia. The main products that South Africa exported to Liberia were Refined Petroleum ($26.6M), Stone Processing Machines ($3.24M), and Soups and Broths ($1.24M). During the last 26 years the exports of South Africa to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $2.93M in 1996 to $43.1M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Liberia ranked 144 in total exports ($1.96B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, South Africa ranked 61 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.033), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Liberia exported $13.3M to South Africa. The main products exported from Liberia to South Africa were Refined Petroleum ($9.75M), Stone Processing Machines ($2.14M), and Scrap Copper ($1.17M). During the last 26 years the exports of Liberia to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $228k in 1996 to $13.3M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa exported $43.1M to Liberia. The main products exported from South Africa to Liberia were Refined Petroleum ($26.6M), Stone Processing Machines ($3.24M), and Soups and Broths ($1.24M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Africa to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 10.9%, from $2.93M in 1995 to $43.1M in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

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

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Liberia
Top Destination
Switzerland$544M
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Liberia than South Africa were Lebanon ($106M) and Cyprus ($53.7M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from South Africa than Liberia were China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

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

Comparative Advantage Liberia - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Liberia had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Mineral Products ($9.83M), Machines ($2.14M), and Metals ($1.17M).

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of Mineral Products ($27M), Machines ($7.47M), and Foodstuffs ($2.45M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Liberia has comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more South Africa has comparative advantage over Liberia.

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

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