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About

South Africa-Jordan Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $95.1M to Jordan. The main products that South Africa exported to Jordan were Coal Briquettes ($45.2M), Bovine Meat ($17.1M), and Cars ($7.75M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Jordan have increased at an annualized rate of 15.1%, from $47.2M in 2017 to $95.1M in 2022.

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

Jordan-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Jordan exported $56.7M to South Africa. The main products that Jordan exported to South Africa were Potassic Fertilizers ($39.2M), Phosphoric Acid ($6.99M), and Packaged Medicaments ($1.86M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Jordan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 7.87%,  from $38.8M in 2017 to $56.7M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B). That same year, Jordan ranked 63 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.049), and 85 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $95.1M to Jordan. The main products exported from South Africa to Jordan were Coal Briquettes ($45.2M), Bovine Meat ($17.1M), and Cars ($7.75M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Jordan have increased at an annualized rate of 15.1%, from $47.2M in 2017 to $95.1M in 2022.

In 2017, Jordan exported $56.7M to South Africa. The main products exported from Jordan to South Africa were Potassic Fertilizers ($39.2M), Phosphoric Acid ($6.99M), and Packaged Medicaments ($1.86M). During the last 5 years the exports of Jordan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 7.87%, from $38.8M in 2022 to $56.7M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Jordan
Top Destination
United States$3.28B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Jordan included China ($23.4B), Germany ($9.96B), and Japan ($8.85B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Jordan than South Africa included Iraq ($927M), Saudi Arabia ($1.22B), and Palestine ($355M).

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Jordan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Jordan in the exports of Mineral Products ($45.2M), Animal Products ($20.4M), and Transportation ($11.4M).

During 2017, Jordan had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Chemical Products ($51.2M), Textiles ($2.42M), and Metals ($1.35M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential South Africa Jordan+$10.6MCars
Top Product Potential Jordan South Africa+$3.16MPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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