Overview In December 2023 South Africa's Commodities not elsewhere specified exports accounted up to ZAR113M and imports accounted up to ZAR8.53B, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR8.42B. Between December 2022 and December 2023 the exports of South Africa's Commodities not elsewhere specified have decreased by ZAR-99.1M (-46.7%) from ZAR212M to ZAR113M, while imports decreased by ZAR-962M (-10.1%) from ZAR9.49B to ZAR8.53B.
Destinations In December 2023, Commodities not elsewhere specified were exported mostly to Provision of Ships and Aircraft (ZAR101M), Namibia (ZAR2.61M), Special Categories (ZAR2.43M), Botswana (ZAR2M), and Seychelles (ZAR1.75M), and were imported mostly from Germany (ZAR2.48B), Thailand (ZAR1.86B), Japan (ZAR929M), China (ZAR473M), and United States (ZAR412M).
Growth In December 2023, the decrease in Commodities not elsewhere specified's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Mozambique (ZAR-2.81M or -89.5%), Special Categories (ZAR-1.46M or -48.9%), and Italy (ZAR-476k or -73.2%). In December 2023, the decrease in Commodities not elsewhere specified's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Thailand (ZAR-886M or -28.8%), Belgium (ZAR-111M or -80.3%), and Japan (ZAR-89.4M or -7.53%).