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About

South Africa-Slovenia Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $155M to Slovenia. The main products that South Africa exported to Slovenia were Iron Ore ($95.8M), Cars ($16.8M), and Ferroalloys ($6.45M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Slovenia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.17%, from $115M in 2017 to $155M in 2022.

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

Slovenia-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Slovenia exported $92.8M to South Africa. The main products that Slovenia exported to South Africa were Cars ($16.5M), Packaged Medicaments ($15.1M), and Rubber Tires ($10.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Slovenia to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 14.8%,  from $46.5M in 2017 to $92.8M in 2022.

In 2020, Slovenia exported services to South Africa worth $4.8M, with Insurance services ($2.74M), Transportation ($1.14M), and Computer and information services ($571k) 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, Slovenia ranked 11 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.45), and 56 in total exports ($56B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $155M to Slovenia. The main products exported from South Africa to Slovenia were Iron Ore ($95.8M), Cars ($16.8M), and Ferroalloys ($6.45M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Slovenia have increased at an annualized rate of 6.17%, from $115M in 2017 to $155M in 2022.

In 2017, Slovenia exported $92.8M to South Africa. The main products exported from Slovenia to South Africa were Cars ($16.5M), Packaged Medicaments ($15.1M), and Rubber Tires ($10.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Slovenia to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 14.8%, from $46.5M in 2022 to $92.8M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Slovenia
Top Destination
Switzerland$9.92B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Slovenia included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and India ($9.14B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Slovenia than South Africa included Croatia ($4.68B), Italy ($6.28B), and Austria ($3.75B).

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Slovenia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Slovenia in the exports of Mineral Products ($97.7M), Transportation ($19.9M), and Metals ($17.6M).

During 2017, Slovenia had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Machines ($20.9M), Chemical Products ($19.5M), and Transportation ($18.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Africa Slovenia+$16.2MCars
Top Product Potential Slovenia South Africa+$16.3MPackaged 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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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Slovenia exported services to South Africa worth $4.8M, with Insurance services ($2.74M), Transportation ($1.14M), and Computer and information services ($571k) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Slovenia (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of South Africa and Slovenia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Slovenia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Slovenia indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa.

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

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