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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $117M in Beer, making it the 18th largest exporter of Beer in the world. At the same year, Beer was the 124th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Beer exports from South Africa are: Zambia ($31.4M), Botswana ($28.8M), Eswatini ($13.2M), Lesotho ($13.2M), and Mozambique ($11.7M).

The fastest growing export markets for Beer of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Botswana ($13.1M), Lesotho ($4.38M), and Zambia ($4.32M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $106M in Beer, becoming the 24th largest importer of Beer in the world. At the same year, Beer was the 185th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Beer primarily from: Namibia ($65.8M), Netherlands ($15.3M), Mexico ($12.6M), Mozambique ($2.81M), and Belgium ($1.81M).

The fastest growing import markets in Beer for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Namibia ($19.3M), Zimbabwe ($1.42M), and Belgium ($1.14M).

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

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January 2024

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Overview In January 2024 South Africa's Beer exports accounted up to ZAR140M and imports accounted up to ZAR89.5M, resulting in a positive trade balance of ZAR50.5M. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of South Africa's Beer have increased by ZAR11.8M (9.21%) from ZAR128M to ZAR140M, while imports decreased by ZAR-85.5M (-48.8%) from ZAR175M to ZAR89.5M.

Destinations In January 2024, Beer were exported mostly to Zambia (ZAR50.1M), Botswana (ZAR31.5M), Namibia (ZAR18.8M), Eswatini (ZAR13.8M), and Lesotho (ZAR9.28M), and were imported mostly from Namibia (ZAR55.2M), Mozambique (ZAR17.1M), Zimbabwe (ZAR5.34M), Belgium (ZAR4.9M), and Germany (ZAR3.23M).

Growth In January 2024, the increase in Beer's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Lesotho (ZAR11.6M or 85%), Eswatini (ZAR6.14M or 39.2%), and Zambia (ZAR5.44M or 21.5%). In January 2024, the decrease in Beer's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Namibia (ZAR-47.5M or -44.3%), Japan (ZAR-43.1k or -87.9%), and China (ZAR-6.68k or -88.1%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR11.8M(9.21%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR-85.5M(-48.8%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)PretoriaZAR34.5M

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)ZambiaZAR50.1M

This section shows Beer'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 Beer over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$117M

IMPORTS (2022)$106M

NET TRADE (2022)$11M

In 2022, South Africa exported $117M in Beer. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Beer were Zambia ($31.4M), Botswana ($28.8M), Eswatini ($13.2M), Lesotho ($13.2M), and Mozambique ($11.7M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $106M in Beer, mainly from Namibia ($65.8M), Netherlands ($15.3M), Mexico ($12.6M), Mozambique ($2.81M), and Belgium ($1.81M).

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