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2022
Exports $14.9MWorld Rnk 44 / 161
Flag Rnk 465 / 1213
2022
Destination $1.72M Botswana
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $1.72MCzechia
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Bananas-1.99Rnk 1001 / 1025
2022
Imports $52.8MWorld Rnk 39 / 196
Flag Rnk 309 / 1213
2022
Origin $3.09M Mozambique
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $3.09MEswatini
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $14.9M in Bananas, making it the 44th largest exporter of Bananas in the world. At the same year, Bananas was the 465th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Bananas exports from South Africa are: Botswana ($7.97M), Namibia ($3.5M), Czechia ($1.72M), Lesotho ($1.17M), and Luxembourg ($179k).

The fastest growing export markets for Bananas of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Czechia ($1.72M), Lesotho ($199k), and Luxembourg ($142k).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $52.8M in Bananas, becoming the 39th largest importer of Bananas in the world. At the same year, Bananas was the 309th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Bananas primarily from: Mozambique ($41M), Eswatini ($8.55M), Ecuador ($1.64M), Zimbabwe ($574k), and Ghana ($475k).

The fastest growing import markets in Bananas for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Eswatini ($3.09M), Mozambique ($1.97M), and Ghana ($379k).

Latest Trends

August 2024

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Overview In August 2024 South Africa's Bananas exports accounted up to ZAR22.2M and imports accounted up to ZAR73.6M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR51.4M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of South Africa's   Bananas have increased by ZAR2.49M (12.6%) from ZAR19.8M to ZAR22.2M, while imports increased by ZAR13.6M (22.6%) from ZAR60.1M to ZAR73.6M.

Destinations In August 2024, Bananas were exported mostly to Botswana (ZAR14.6M), Namibia (ZAR5.64M), Lesotho (ZAR1.75M), Unclassified (ZAR126k), and Mozambique (ZAR85k), and were imported mostly from Mozambique (ZAR44M), Eswatini (ZAR23.8M), Seychelles (ZAR2.34M), Unclassified (ZAR1.21M), and Ecuador (ZAR1.12M).

Growth In August 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 August 2024, the increase in Bananas's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Eswatini (ZAR7.99M or 142%), South Africa (ZAR240k or 480%), and Kenya (ZAR65k or 2.04k%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR2.49M(12.6%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR13.6M(22.6%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)KopfonteinZAR9.26M
MAIN DESTINATION (August 2024)BotswanaZAR14.6M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$14.9M
IMPORTS (2022)$52.8M
NET TRADE (2022)-$37.9M

In 2022, South Africa exported $14.9M in Bananas. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Bananas were Botswana ($7.97M), Namibia ($3.5M), Czechia ($1.72M), Lesotho ($1.17M), and Luxembourg ($179k).

In 2022, South Africa imported $52.8M in Bananas, mainly from Mozambique ($41M), Eswatini ($8.55M), Ecuador ($1.64M), Zimbabwe ($574k), and Ghana ($475k).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Bananas EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Czechia$1.72M (1%)
Lesotho$199k (20.6%)
Luxembourg$142k (380%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Bananas BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Botswana-$479k (-5.67%)
Namibia-$397k (-10.2%)
Eswatini-$60.2k (-29.8%)
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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 Bananas were:
Ecuador $3.68B
Philippines $1.41B
Costa Rica $1.22B
In 2022, South Africa's main importing competitors in Bananas were:
United States $2.7B
China $1.06B
Japan $797M

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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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