Tropical Fruits in South Africa | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $178M in Tropical Fruits, making it the 20th largest exporter of Tropical Fruits in the world. At the same year, Tropical Fruits was the 86th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Tropical Fruits exports from South Africa are: Netherlands ($87.5M), United Kingdom ($28.5M), United Arab Emirates ($7.86M), Poland ($5.82M), and Germany ($4.25M).

The fastest growing export markets for Tropical Fruits of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Ghana ($3.43M), United Arab Emirates ($2.76M), and Poland ($2.42M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $11.8M in Tropical Fruits, becoming the 76th largest importer of Tropical Fruits in the world. At the same year, Tropical Fruits was the 619th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Tropical Fruits primarily from: Namibia ($2.84M), Tanzania ($1.91M), Mozambique ($1.33M), Zimbabwe ($1.33M), and Saudi Arabia ($945k).

The fastest growing import markets in Tropical Fruits for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Tanzania ($1.36M), Malawi ($358k), and Zimbabwe ($274k).

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

Latest Trends

January 2024

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Overview In January 2024 South Africa's Tropical Fruits exports accounted up to ZAR176M and imports accounted up to ZAR30M, resulting in a positive trade balance of ZAR146M. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of South Africa's Tropical Fruits have increased by ZAR111M (170%) from ZAR65.3M to ZAR176M, while imports decreased by ZAR-583k (-1.91%) from ZAR30.6M to ZAR30M.

Destinations In January 2024, Tropical Fruits were exported mostly to United Kingdom (ZAR85.2M), United Arab Emirates (ZAR45M), Netherlands (ZAR13.8M), Botswana (ZAR9M), and Iraq (ZAR4.38M), and were imported mostly from Tanzania (ZAR9.81M), United Arab Emirates (ZAR3.94M), Saudi Arabia (ZAR3.69M), Iran (ZAR2.71M), and Iraq (ZAR2.26M).

Growth In January 2024, the increase in Tropical Fruits's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to France (ZAR2.42M or 204%), United Kingdom (ZAR1.49M or 14%), and Botswana (ZAR1.22M or 14.3%). In January 2024, the decrease in Tropical Fruits's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Pakistan (ZAR-614k or -50.2%), United Arab Emirates (ZAR-540k or -32.5%), and Iran (ZAR-406k or -47.8%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR111M(170%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR-583k(-1.91%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)Cape TownZAR74.2M

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)United KingdomZAR85.2M

This section shows Tropical Fruits'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 Tropical Fruits over time.

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