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About

South Africa-Kyrgyzstan Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $34.7M to Kyrgyzstan. The main products that South Africa exported to Kyrgyzstan were Stone Processing Machines ($30.6M), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($1.08M), and Rubber Tires ($793k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Kyrgyzstan have increased at an annualized rate of 82.5%, from $1.71M in 2017 to $34.7M in 2022.

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

Kyrgyzstan-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Kyrgyzstan exported $1.33M to South Africa. The main products that Kyrgyzstan exported to South Africa were Alkaline Metals ($1.04M), Other Ores ($286k), and Iron Fasteners ($1.14k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kyrgyzstan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 35.1%,  from $296k in 2017 to $1.33M in 2022.

In 2009, Kyrgyzstan exported services to South Africa worth $0, with 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, Kyrgyzstan ranked 70 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.12), and 141 in total exports ($2.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $34.7M to Kyrgyzstan. The main products exported from South Africa to Kyrgyzstan were Stone Processing Machines ($30.6M), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($1.08M), and Rubber Tires ($793k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Kyrgyzstan have increased at an annualized rate of 82.5%, from $1.71M in 2017 to $34.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Kyrgyzstan exported $1.33M to South Africa. The main products exported from Kyrgyzstan to South Africa were Alkaline Metals ($1.04M), Other Ores ($286k), and Iron Fasteners ($1.14k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kyrgyzstan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 35.1%, from $296k in 2022 to $1.33M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Kyrgyzstan
Top Destination
Russia$1.07B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kyrgyzstan than South Africa included Russia ($1.07B), Kazakhstan ($445M), and Uzbekistan ($240M).

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Kyrgyzstan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Kyrgyzstan in the exports of Machines ($32M), Chemical Products ($1.1M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($858k).

During 2017, Kyrgyzstan had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.04M), Mineral Products ($286k), and Metals ($1.14k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Africa Kyrgyzstan+$508kRubber Tires
Top Product Potential Kyrgyzstan South Africa+$7.08kEngine Parts

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

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

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