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South Africa-Kazakhstan Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $32.7M to Kazakhstan. The main products that South Africa exported to Kazakhstan were Stone Processing Machines ($5.98M), Other Electrical Machinery ($3.33M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($2.41M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Kazakhstan have increased at an annualized rate of 10.2%, from $20.1M in 2017 to $32.7M in 2022.

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

Kazakhstan-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Kazakhstan exported $54.5M to South Africa. The main products that Kazakhstan exported to South Africa were Sulphur ($26.6M), Raw Lead ($13.4M), and Raw Zinc ($9.07M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kazakhstan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 19.2%,  from $13.4M in 2017 to $54.5M in 2022.

In 2022, Kazakhstan 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, Kazakhstan ranked 73 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.17), and 45 in total exports ($98.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $32.7M to Kazakhstan. The main products exported from South Africa to Kazakhstan were Stone Processing Machines ($5.98M), Other Electrical Machinery ($3.33M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($2.41M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Kazakhstan have increased at an annualized rate of 10.2%, from $20.1M in 2017 to $32.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Kazakhstan exported $54.5M to South Africa. The main products exported from Kazakhstan to South Africa were Sulphur ($26.6M), Raw Lead ($13.4M), and Raw Zinc ($9.07M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kazakhstan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 19.2%, from $13.4M in 2022 to $54.5M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Kazakhstan
Top Destination
China$13.4B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kazakhstan than South Africa included Italy ($12.4B), Russia ($8.78B), and Turkey ($5.01B).

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Kazakhstan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Kazakhstan in the exports of Machines ($20.8M), Transportation ($4.08M), and Metals ($2.06M).

During 2017, Kazakhstan had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Mineral Products ($26.6M), Metals ($22.4M), and Chemical Products ($3.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Africa Kazakhstan+$3.11MDelivery Trucks
Top Product Potential Kazakhstan South Africa+$4.11MRaw Zinc

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

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

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