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2023
Exports $14.7MWorld Rnk 42 / 163
Flag Rnk 459 / 1214
2023
Destination $539k Botswana
2022 - 2023
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $539kNamibia
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Bananas-1.96Rnk 995 / 1025
2023
Imports $41.5MWorld Rnk 50 / 203
Flag Rnk 329 / 1211
2023
Origin $540k Mozambique
2022 - 2023
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $540kGhana
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa0.07Rnk 59 / 132

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Exports In 2023, South Africa exported $14.7M in Bananas, making it the 42nd largest exporter of Bananas in the world. At the same year, Bananas was the 459th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Bananas exports from South Africa are: Botswana ($8.88M), Namibia ($4.36M), Lesotho ($1.03M), Mozambique ($82k), and Eswatini ($65.5k).

The fastest growing export markets for Bananas of South Africa between 2022 and 2023 were Namibia ($539k), Botswana ($299k), and Vietnam ($37.6k).

Imports In 2023, South Africa imported $41.5M in Bananas, becoming the 50th largest importer of Bananas in the world. At the same year, Bananas was the 329th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Bananas primarily from: Mozambique ($29.1M), Eswatini ($8.81M), Ecuador ($1.13M), Ghana ($1.02M), and Zimbabwe ($969k).

The fastest growing import markets in Bananas for South Africa between 2022 and 2023 were Ghana ($540k), Zimbabwe ($408k), and Eswatini ($271k).

Latest Trends

November 2024

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Overview In November 2024 South Africa's Bananas exports accounted up to ZAR25.5M and imports accounted up to ZAR62.2M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR36.8M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of South Africa's   Bananas have increased by ZAR1.81M (7.67%) from ZAR23.7M to ZAR25.5M, while imports decreased by ZAR-9.37M (-13.1%) from ZAR71.6M to ZAR62.2M.

Destinations In November 2024, Bananas were exported mostly to Botswana (ZAR15.6M), Namibia (ZAR7.56M), Lesotho (ZAR1.85M), Mozambique (ZAR250k), and Mauritius (ZAR110k), and were imported mostly from Mozambique (ZAR40.8M), Eswatini (ZAR14M), Zimbabwe (ZAR3.26M), Seychelles (ZAR2.42M), and Angola (ZAR865k).

Growth In November 2024, the increase in Bananas's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Botswana (ZAR1.57M or 14.3%), Namibia (ZAR1.01M or 24.4%), and Lesotho (ZAR273k or 15.8%). In November 2024, the decrease in Bananas's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Mozambique (ZAR-15.4M or -23.1%), Ecuador (ZAR-3.18M or -80.2%), and Zimbabwe (ZAR-359k or -39.6%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)ZAR1.81M(7.67%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)ZAR-9.37M(-13.1%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)KopfonteinZAR9.96M
MAIN DESTINATION (November 2024)BotswanaZAR15.6M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$14.7M
IMPORTS (2023)$41.5M
NET TRADE (2023)-$26.8M

In 2023, South Africa exported $14.7M in Bananas. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Bananas were Botswana ($8.88M), Namibia ($4.36M), Lesotho ($1.03M), Mozambique ($82k), and Eswatini ($65.5k).

In 2023, South Africa imported $41.5M in Bananas, mainly from Mozambique ($29.1M), Eswatini ($8.81M), Ecuador ($1.13M), Ghana ($1.02M), and Zimbabwe ($969k).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Bananas EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2022 - 2023):
Namibia$539k (14.1%)
Botswana$299k (3.48%)
Vietnam$37.6k (1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Bananas BY South Africa WERE (2022 - 2023):
Czechia-$1.94M (-99.4%)
Luxembourg-$202k (-99.9%)
Eswatini-$85.7k (-56.7%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, South Africa's main exporting competitors in Bananas were:
Ecuador $4.51B
Costa Rica $1.74B
Guatemala $1.55B
In 2023, South Africa's main importing competitors in Bananas were:
United States $2.99B
China $1.21B
Japan $940M

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Trade Value of Bananas by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $147k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALEcuador+ $2.17M

Bananas’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $147k.   Bananas’s highest import potential is Ecuador with an import gap of $2.17M.

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