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About

South Africa-Togo Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $68.7M to Togo. The main products that South Africa exported to Togo were Coal Briquettes ($40.7M), Apples and Pears ($4.28M), and Alcohol > 80% ABV ($2.36M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Togo have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.78%, from $103M in 2017 to $68.7M in 2022.

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

Togo-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Togo exported $271M to South Africa. The main products that Togo exported to South Africa were Refined Petroleum ($179M), Petroleum Gas ($73.8M), and Scrap Copper ($15.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Togo to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 8.15%,  from $97.8M in 2017 to $271M in 2022.

In 2022, Togo 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, Togo ranked 111 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.99), and 128 in total exports ($4.48B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $68.7M to Togo. The main products exported from South Africa to Togo were Coal Briquettes ($40.7M), Apples and Pears ($4.28M), and Alcohol > 80% ABV ($2.36M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Togo have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.78%, from $103M in 2017 to $68.7M in 2022.

In 2017, Togo exported $271M to South Africa. The main products exported from Togo to South Africa were Refined Petroleum ($179M), Petroleum Gas ($73.8M), and Scrap Copper ($15.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Togo to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 8.15%, from $97.8M in 2022 to $271M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Togo
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$1.19B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Togo than South Africa included Cote d'Ivoire ($474M), Burkina Faso ($249M), and Benin ($163M).

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Togo

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Togo in the exports of Mineral Products ($40.9M), Vegetable Products ($7.01M), and Foodstuffs ($5.61M).

During 2017, Togo had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Mineral Products ($254M), Metals ($15.6M), and Machines ($283k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Africa Togo+$918kDelivery Trucks
Top Product Potential Togo South Africa+$7.98MRefined 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 Togo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Togo. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Togo indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa.

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

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