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$6,776CURRENT US$
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About

South Africa-Belarus Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $1.86M to Belarus. The main products that South Africa exported to Belarus were Manganese Oxides ($1.25M), Citrus ($415k), and Tropical Fruits ($69.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Belarus have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.6%, from $5.52M in 2017 to $1.86M in 2022.

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

Belarus-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Belarus exported $2.79M to South Africa. The main products that Belarus exported to South Africa were Tractors ($1.25M), Nitrites and Nitrates ($467k), and Radioactive Chemicals ($141k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Belarus to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.5%,  from $11.4M in 2017 to $2.79M in 2022.

In 2014, Belarus exported services to South Africa worth $2.18M, with Royalties and license fees ($2.01M), Computer and information services ($157k), and Government services, n.i.e. ($9.9k) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B). That same year, Belarus ranked 32 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.82), and 100 in total exports ($10.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $1.86M to Belarus. The main products exported from South Africa to Belarus were Manganese Oxides ($1.25M), Citrus ($415k), and Tropical Fruits ($69.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Belarus have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.6%, from $5.52M in 2017 to $1.86M in 2022.

In 2017, Belarus exported $2.79M to South Africa. The main products exported from Belarus to South Africa were Tractors ($1.25M), Nitrites and Nitrates ($467k), and Radioactive Chemicals ($141k). During the last 5 years the exports of Belarus to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.5%, from $11.4M in 2022 to $2.79M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Belarus
Top Destination
China$1.6B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Belarus than South Africa included Ukraine ($1.29B), Kazakhstan ($827M), and Lithuania ($778M).

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Belarus

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Belarus in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.27M), Vegetable Products ($588k), and Instruments ($1.48k).

During 2017, Belarus had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Transportation ($1.26M), Chemical Products ($660k), and Instruments ($409k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential South Africa Belarus+$662kCitrus
Top Product Potential Belarus South Africa+$1.4MTractors

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 South Africa and Belarus. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Belarus. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Belarus indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa.

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

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