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$41.7BCURRENT US$
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25.3%CURRENT US$
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-6.57%CURRENT US$
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$6,153CURRENT US$
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9.46%CURRENT US$
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$6,776CURRENT US$
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About

Paraguay-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Paraguay exported $2.46M to South Africa. The main products that Paraguay exported to South Africa were Other Uncoated Paper ($1.1M), Animal Meal and Pellets ($701k), and Other Oily Seeds ($203k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Paraguay to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.72%, from $3.3M in 2017 to $2.46M in 2022.

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

South Africa-Paraguay Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $9.75M to Paraguay. The main products that South Africa exported to Paraguay were Hard Liquor ($2.58M), Propylene Polymers ($2.06M), and Rubber Tires ($1.06M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Paraguay have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.64%,  from $10.6M in 2017 to $9.75M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Paraguay ranked 81 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.34), and 103 in total exports ($10.1B). That same year, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

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

Paraguay Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Paraguay
Top Destination
Brazil$3.67B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Paraguay than South Africa included Brazil ($3.67B), Argentina ($1.91B), and Chile ($1.16B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Paraguay included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Paraguay South Africa+$247kOther Uncoated Paper
Top Product Potential South Africa Paraguay+$1.32MCars

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

Product Space of Paraguay (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (NaN)

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