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About

South Africa-Uzbekistan Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $4.51M to Uzbekistan. The main products that South Africa exported to Uzbekistan were Other Small Iron Pipes ($2.89M), Raw Nickel ($422k), and Citrus ($310k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Uzbekistan have increased at an annualized rate of 14.1%, from $2.33M in 2017 to $4.51M in 2022.

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

Uzbekistan-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Uzbekistan exported $1.75M to South Africa. The main products that Uzbekistan exported to South Africa were Sulfates ($1M), Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($441k), and Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($169k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uzbekistan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 22.1%,  from $643k in 2017 to $1.75M in 2022.

In 2022, Uzbekistan 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, Uzbekistan ranked 79 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.28), and 83 in total exports ($16.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Africa exported $4.51M to Uzbekistan. The main products exported from South Africa to Uzbekistan were Other Small Iron Pipes ($2.89M), Raw Nickel ($422k), and Citrus ($310k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Uzbekistan have increased at an annualized rate of 14.1%, from $2.33M in 2017 to $4.51M in 2022.

In 2017, Uzbekistan exported $1.75M to South Africa. The main products exported from Uzbekistan to South Africa were Sulfates ($1M), Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($441k), and Non-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn ($169k). During the last 5 years the exports of Uzbekistan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 22.1%, from $643k in 2022 to $1.75M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B
Uzbekistan
Top Destination
Switzerland$4.29B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uzbekistan than South Africa included Russia ($2.6B), Kazakhstan ($1.25B), and Kyrgyzstan ($926M).

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

Comparative Advantage South Africa - Uzbekistan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Uzbekistan in the exports of Metals ($3.31M), Vegetable Products ($358k), and Instruments ($289k).

During 2017, Uzbekistan had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Chemical Products ($1M), Textiles ($663k), and Vegetable Products ($48.2k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Africa Uzbekistan+$474kCitrus
Top Product Potential Uzbekistan South Africa+$353kNon-Retail Pure Cotton Yarn

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

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

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