Other Cloth Articles in South Africa | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $18.3M in Other Cloth Articles, making it the 58th largest exporter of Other Cloth Articles in the world. At the same year, Other Cloth Articles was the 426th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Other Cloth Articles exports from South Africa are: Namibia ($3.19M), Zimbabwe ($2.56M), Botswana ($2.23M), Mozambique ($1.61M), and Eswatini ($1.01M).

The fastest growing export markets for Other Cloth Articles of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($429k), France ($335k), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($151k).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $58.7M in Other Cloth Articles, becoming the 48th largest importer of Other Cloth Articles in the world. At the same year, Other Cloth Articles was the 287th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Other Cloth Articles primarily from: China ($34.5M), India ($6.87M), United States ($3.05M), Germany ($2.26M), and Vietnam ($1.85M).

The fastest growing import markets in Other Cloth Articles for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Philippines ($333k), Sweden ($298k), and Netherlands ($136k).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of shipping Other Cloth Articles from South Africa to the United States.

Latest Trends

January 2024

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Overview In January 2024 South Africa's Other Cloth Articles exports accounted up to ZAR14.8M and imports accounted up to ZAR77.1M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR62.3M. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of South Africa's Other Cloth Articles have decreased by ZAR-3.61M (-19.6%) from ZAR18.4M to ZAR14.8M, while imports increased by ZAR22M (39.8%) from ZAR55.1M to ZAR77.1M.

Destinations In January 2024, Other Cloth Articles were exported mostly to Botswana (ZAR2.02M), Namibia (ZAR1.93M), Mozambique (ZAR1.31M), Zimbabwe (ZAR1.23M), and United Kingdom (ZAR980k), and were imported mostly from China (ZAR37.5M), United Kingdom (ZAR11.1M), India (ZAR9.92M), Belgium (ZAR3.1M), and Germany (ZAR2.36M).

Growth In January 2024, the decrease in Other Cloth Articles's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Democratic Republic of the Congo (ZAR-1.36M or -91.1%), Namibia (ZAR-990k or -34.9%), and Zimbabwe (ZAR-945k or -41.2%). In January 2024, the increase in Other Cloth Articles's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Philippines (ZAR1.35M or 691%), India (ZAR1.2M or 20.1%), and Unclassified (ZAR1.06M or 1.39k%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

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Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

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Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR-3.61M(-19.6%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR22M(39.8%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)King Shaka Int AirportZAR3.14M

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)BotswanaZAR2.02M

This section shows Other Cloth Articles's exports and imports data at subnational level for South Africa. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Other Cloth Articles over time.

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