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About

Seychelles-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Seychelles exported $5.22M to South Africa. The main products that Seychelles exported to South Africa were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($3.91M), Cars ($266k), and Bananas ($176k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Seychelles to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.1%, from $11.8M in 2017 to $5.22M in 2022.

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

South Africa-Seychelles Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $74.2M to Seychelles. The main products that South Africa exported to Seychelles were Recreational Boats ($5.11M), Sawn Wood ($4.52M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($3.92M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Seychelles have increased at an annualized rate of 1.15%,  from $70.1M in 2017 to $74.2M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Seychelles ranked 162 in total exports ($842M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. 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

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In 2022, Seychelles exported $5.22M to South Africa. The main products exported from Seychelles to South Africa were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($3.91M), Cars ($266k), and Bananas ($176k). During the last 5 years the exports of Seychelles to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 15.1%, from $11.8M in 2017 to $5.22M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $74.2M to Seychelles. The main products exported from South Africa to Seychelles were Recreational Boats ($5.11M), Sawn Wood ($4.52M), and Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($3.92M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Seychelles have increased at an annualized rate of 1.15%, from $70.1M in 2022 to $74.2M in 2017.

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

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

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

Seychelles Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Seychelles
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$151M
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Seychelles than South Africa included Cayman Islands ($1.51M) and Tokelau ($109k).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Seychelles - South Africa

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

During 2022, Seychelles had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Transportation ($4.39M), Machines ($224k), and Instruments ($211k).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Seychelles in the exports of Transportation ($12.9M), Machines ($12.7M), and Foodstuffs ($9.47M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Seychelles and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Seychelles 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 Seychelles.

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

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