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Pakistan-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Pakistan exported $229M to South Africa. The main products that Pakistan exported to South Africa were Cellulose Fibers Paper ($31.2M), Light Pure Woven Cotton ($24M), and Light Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($21.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Pakistan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 4.16%, from $187M in 2017 to $229M in 2022.

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

South Africa-Pakistan Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $768M to Pakistan. The main products that South Africa exported to Pakistan were Coal Briquettes ($639M), Scrap Iron ($29.4M), and Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($22.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.51%, from $967M in 2017 to $768M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Pakistan ranked 84 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.45), and 66 in total exports ($38.6B). That same year, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Pakistan exported $229M to South Africa. The main products exported from Pakistan to South Africa were Cellulose Fibers Paper ($31.2M), Light Pure Woven Cotton ($24M), and Light Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($21.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Pakistan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 4.16%, from $187M in 2017 to $229M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $768M to Pakistan. The main products exported from South Africa to Pakistan were Coal Briquettes ($639M), Scrap Iron ($29.4M), and Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($22.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Pakistan have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.51%, from $967M in 2022 to $768M in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Pakistan () and South Africa ()

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Pakistan
Top DestinationUnited States$6.47B

South Africa
Top DestinationChina$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Pakistan than South Africa included Afghanistan ($975M), Bangladesh ($839M), and Oman ($479M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - South Africa

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

During 2022, Pakistan had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Textiles ($118M), Paper Goods ($31.8M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($12.4M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Pakistan in the exports of Mineral Products ($641M), Metals ($50.2M), and Paper Goods ($23.1M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Pakistan South Africa+$9.49MRice

Top Product Potential South Africa Pakistan+$6.7MScrap Iron

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

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Trade between Pakistan () and South Africa ()

Pakistan Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Pakistan - South Africa

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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