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2022
Exports $16.5MWorld Rnk 36 / 190
Flag Rnk 450 / 1213
2022
Destination $780k Botswana
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $780kNew Zealand
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Batteries0.69Rnk 280 / 1025
2022
Imports $23.4MWorld Rnk 55 / 225
Flag Rnk 469 / 1213
2022
Origin $1.49M China
2021 - 2022
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $1.49MBelgium
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $16.5M in Batteries, making it the 36th largest exporter of Batteries in the world. At the same year, Batteries was the 450th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Batteries exports from South Africa are: Botswana ($3.86M), Namibia ($3.5M), Eswatini ($1.22M), Lesotho ($1.2M), and Mozambique ($1.15M).

The fastest growing export markets for Batteries of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were New Zealand ($780k), Zambia ($484k), and Mozambique ($466k).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $23.4M in Batteries, becoming the 55th largest importer of Batteries in the world. At the same year, Batteries was the 469th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Batteries primarily from: China ($9.53M), Singapore ($3.54M), Belgium ($2.22M), United States ($1.72M), and Germany ($1.57M).

The fastest growing import markets in Batteries for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Belgium ($1.49M), Israel ($288k), and Indonesia ($203k).

Latest Trends

August 2024

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Overview In August 2024 South Africa's Batteries exports accounted up to ZAR24.5M and imports accounted up to ZAR37.3M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR12.7M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of South Africa's   Batteries have increased by ZAR4.49M (22.4%) from ZAR20M to ZAR24.5M, while imports decreased by ZAR-12.3M (-24.8%) from ZAR49.5M to ZAR37.3M.

Destinations In August 2024, Batteries were exported mostly to Botswana (ZAR7.59M), Tanzania (ZAR4.29M), Zambia (ZAR2.39M), Eswatini (ZAR2.35M), and Namibia (ZAR2.03M), and were imported mostly from China (ZAR15.7M), Singapore (ZAR6.19M), Indonesia (ZAR3.95M), Germany (ZAR3.3M), and India (ZAR2.91M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in Batteries's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Zimbabwe (ZAR9.14M or 5.24k%), Zambia (ZAR1.65M or 633%), and Mauritius (ZAR1.38M or 489%). In August 2024, the decrease in Batteries's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Germany (ZAR-2.05M or -86%), Israel (ZAR-489k or -50.4%), and France (ZAR-375k or -99.1%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR4.49M(22.4%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR-12.3M(-24.8%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Beit BridgeZAR18.1M
MAIN DESTINATION (August 2024)BotswanaZAR7.59M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$16.5M
IMPORTS (2022)$23.4M
NET TRADE (2022)-$6.88M

In 2022, South Africa exported $16.5M in Batteries. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Batteries were Botswana ($3.86M), Namibia ($3.5M), Eswatini ($1.22M), Lesotho ($1.2M), and Mozambique ($1.15M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $23.4M in Batteries, mainly from China ($9.53M), Singapore ($3.54M), Belgium ($2.22M), United States ($1.72M), and Germany ($1.57M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Batteries EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
New Zealand$780k (362%)
Zambia$484k (98.6%)
Mozambique$466k (68.5%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Batteries BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
United Arab Emirates-$823k (-99.1%)
Lesotho-$563k (-32%)
Canada-$459k (-99.8%)
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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 Batteries were:
China $2.92B
United States $821M
Singapore $739M
In 2022, South Africa's main importing competitors in Batteries were:
United States $1.23B
Germany $705M
China $386M

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Trade Value of Batteries by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $727k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $3.18M

Batteries’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $727k.   Batteries’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $3.18M.

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