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About

South Africa-Philippines Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $66.2M to Philippines. The main products that South Africa exported to Philippines were Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($6.83M), Explosive Ammunition ($6.47M), and Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($5.42M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Philippines have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.65%, from $84M in 2017 to $66.2M in 2022.

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

Philippines-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Philippines exported $108M to South Africa. The main products that Philippines exported to South Africa were Office Machine Parts ($23.7M), Other Electrical Machinery ($11.1M), and Integrated Circuits ($9.33M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Philippines to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.48%,  from $123M in 2017 to $108M in 2022.

In 2022, Philippines 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, Philippines ranked 37 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.71), and 40 in total exports ($110B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $66.2M to Philippines. The main products exported from South Africa to Philippines were Sulfate Chemical Woodpulp ($6.83M), Explosive Ammunition ($6.47M), and Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($5.42M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Philippines have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.65%, from $84M in 2017 to $66.2M in 2022.

In 2017, Philippines exported $108M to South Africa. The main products exported from Philippines to South Africa were Office Machine Parts ($23.7M), Other Electrical Machinery ($11.1M), and Integrated Circuits ($9.33M). During the last 5 years the exports of Philippines to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.48%, from $123M in 2022 to $108M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Philippines
Top Destination
United States$15.5B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Philippines included India ($9.14B), China ($23.4B), and Mozambique ($5.43B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Philippines than South Africa included Hong Kong ($12.6B), Singapore ($7.07B), and United States ($15.5B).

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Philippines

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Philippines in the exports of Foodstuffs ($14.5M), Paper Goods ($9.43M), and Machines ($9.09M).

During 2017, Philippines had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Machines ($67.2M), Instruments ($8.9M), and Textiles ($6.13M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential South Africa Philippines+$6.82MCars
Top Product Potential Philippines South Africa+$17.4MIntegrated Circuits

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

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

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