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About

Singapore-South Africa In 2022, Singapore exported $1.21B to South Africa. The main products that Singapore exported to South Africa are Refined Petroleum ($791M), Diamonds ($51.9M), and Organo-Sulfur Compounds ($27.9M). During the last 27 years the exports of Singapore to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 3.84%, from $439M in 1995 to $1.21B in 2022.

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

South Africa-Singapore In 2022, South Africa exported $1.02B to Singapore. The main products that South Africa exported to Singapore were Gold ($350M), Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($137M), and Raw Aluminium ($112M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Africa to Singapore have increased at an annualized rate of 3.92%, from $361M in 1995 to $1.02B in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Singapore ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.53), and 21 in total exports ($379B). 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, Singapore exported $1.21B to South Africa. The main products exported from Singapore to South Africa were Refined Petroleum ($791M), Diamonds ($51.9M), and Organo-Sulfur Compounds ($27.9M). During the last 27 years the exports of Singapore to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 3.84%, from $439M in 1995 to $1.21B in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa exported $1.02B to Singapore. The main products exported from South Africa to Singapore were Gold ($350M), Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($137M), and Raw Aluminium ($112M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Africa to Singapore have increased at an annualized rate of 3.92%, from $361M in 1995 to $1.02B in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Singapore Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Singapore
Top Destination
Hong Kong$51.6B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Singapore than South Africa were Hong Kong ($51.6B), Malaysia ($35.9B), and China ($51.2B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from South Africa than Singapore were Botswana ($4.74B), Mozambique ($5.43B), and United Kingdom ($6.31B).

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

Comparative Advantage Singapore - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Singapore had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Mineral Products ($823M), Chemical Products ($109M), and Machines ($96.9M).

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Singapore in the exports of Precious Metals ($364M), Chemical Products ($193M), and Mineral Products ($131M).

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 Singapore has comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more South Africa has comparative advantage over Singapore.

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

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