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About

South Africa-Chad Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $4.74M to Chad. The main products that South Africa exported to Chad were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($1.76M), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($1.17M), and Special purpose motor vehicles ($313k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $2.54M in 2017 to $4.74M in 2022.

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

Chad-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Chad exported $25.2k to South Africa. The main products that Chad exported to South Africa were Aircraft Parts ($19.1k), Integrated Circuits ($3.01k), and Computers ($1k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Chad to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 17.1%,  from $64.3k in 2017 to $25.2k in 2022.

In 2022, Chad 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, Chad ranked 129 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.74), and 130 in total exports ($4.39B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $4.74M to Chad. The main products exported from South Africa to Chad were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($1.76M), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($1.17M), and Special purpose motor vehicles ($313k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Chad have increased at an annualized rate of 13.3%, from $2.54M in 2017 to $4.74M in 2022.

In 2017, Chad exported $25.2k to South Africa. The main products exported from Chad to South Africa were Aircraft Parts ($19.1k), Integrated Circuits ($3.01k), and Computers ($1k). During the last 5 years the exports of Chad to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 17.1%, from $64.3k in 2022 to $25.2k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Chad
Top Destination
Germany$1.1B

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

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Chad than from South Africa.

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Chad

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Chad in the exports of Transportation ($2.25M), Foodstuffs ($1.17M), and Machines ($349k).

During 2017, Chad had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Transportation ($19.1k), Machines ($4.89k), and Metals ($687).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Africa Chad+$122kTelephones
Top Product Potential Chad South Africa+$7.91kCrude Petroleum

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

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

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