South Africa-Japan Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $8.85B to Japan. The main products that South Africa exported to Japan were Platinum ($5.97B), Cars ($657M), and Iron Ore ($399M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $4.32B in 2017 to $8.85B in 2022.
In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Japan.
Japan-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $2.51B to South Africa. The main products that Japan exported to South Africa were Cars ($431M), Delivery Trucks ($308M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($227M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.9%, from $2.62B in 2017 to $2.51B in 2022.
In 2009, Japan exported services to South Africa worth $748M, with Services not allocated ($374M), Transportation ($128M), and Royalties and license fees ($115M) 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).