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2022
Exports $19.8MWorld Rnk 29 / 200
Flag Rnk 414 / 1213
2022
Destination $1.32M France
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $1.32MPoland
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Pens0.7Rnk 277 / 1025
2022
Imports $30.9MWorld Rnk 43 / 222
Flag Rnk 419 / 1213
2022
Origin $5.21M China
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $5.21MChina
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $19.8M in Pens, making it the 29th largest exporter of Pens in the world. At the same year, Pens was the 414th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Pens exports from South Africa are: France ($4.32M), Namibia ($2.77M), Botswana ($1.95M), Mozambique ($1.89M), and Poland ($1.67M).

The fastest growing export markets for Pens of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Poland ($1.32M), Mozambique ($715k), and Namibia ($676k).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $30.9M in Pens, becoming the 43rd largest importer of Pens in the world. At the same year, Pens was the 419th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Pens primarily from: China ($14.3M), Japan ($5.24M), Germany ($2.66M), Malaysia ($2.53M), and India ($2.22M).

The fastest growing import markets in Pens for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were China ($5.21M), India ($1.19M), and Malaysia ($937k).

Latest Trends

June 2024

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Overview In June 2024 South Africa's Pens exports accounted up to ZAR25.9M and imports accounted up to ZAR28.3M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR2.37M. Between June 2023 and June 2024 the exports of South Africa's   Pens have increased by ZAR6.13M (30.9%) from ZAR19.8M to ZAR25.9M, while imports decreased by ZAR-7.61M (-21.2%) from ZAR35.9M to ZAR28.3M.

Destinations In June 2024, Pens were exported mostly to France (ZAR9.09M), Namibia (ZAR4.61M), Mozambique (ZAR4.61M), Botswana (ZAR2.76M), and United Arab Emirates (ZAR1.44M), and were imported mostly from China (ZAR15.7M), Japan (ZAR5.33M), Germany (ZAR2.44M), India (ZAR1.47M), and Thailand (ZAR631k).

Growth In June 2024, the increase in Pens's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Mozambique (ZAR4.47M or 4.88k%), Eswatini (ZAR2.18M or 260%), and Botswana (ZAR873k or 41.9%). In June 2024, the decrease in Pens's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from China (ZAR-3.9M or -24.5%), Malaysia (ZAR-3.06M or -99.5%), and France (ZAR-2.98M or -56.8%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)ZAR6.13M(30.9%)
IMPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)ZAR-7.61M(-21.2%)
MAIN EXPORTER (June 2024)JohannesburgZAR8.07M
MAIN DESTINATION (June 2024)FranceZAR9.09M

This section shows Pens'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 Pens over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$19.8M
IMPORTS (2022)$30.9M
NET TRADE (2022)-$11M

In 2022, South Africa exported $19.8M in Pens. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Pens were France ($4.32M), Namibia ($2.77M), Botswana ($1.95M), Mozambique ($1.89M), and Poland ($1.67M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $30.9M in Pens, mainly from China ($14.3M), Japan ($5.24M), Germany ($2.66M), Malaysia ($2.53M), and India ($2.22M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Pens EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Poland$1.32M (379%)
Mozambique$715k (61%)
Namibia$676k (32.2%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Pens BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
France-$611k (-12.4%)
New Zealand-$569k (-44.5%)
Slovakia-$513k (-29.7%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, South Africa's main exporting competitors in Pens were:
China $2.39B
Japan $1.02B
Germany $776M
In 2022, South Africa's main importing competitors in Pens were:
United States $1.17B
Germany $439M
France $423M

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Trade Value of Pens by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALFrance+ $360k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $2.75M

Pens’s highest export potential is France. With an export gap of $360k.   Pens’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $2.75M.

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