Electric Motors in South Africa | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $66.5M in Electric Motors, making it the 44th largest exporter of Electric Motors in the world. At the same year, Electric Motors was the 196th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Electric Motors exports from South Africa are: Zimbabwe ($8.32M), Zambia ($7.83M), Namibia ($6.37M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($6.36M), and Botswana ($6.06M).

The fastest growing export markets for Electric Motors of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Zambia ($1.75M), United States ($994k), and Tanzania ($978k).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $303M in Electric Motors, becoming the 41st largest importer of Electric Motors in the world. At the same year, Electric Motors was the 69th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Electric Motors primarily from: China ($107M), Germany ($33.9M), Brazil ($28.2M), United States ($19.2M), and United Kingdom ($16.1M).

The fastest growing import markets in Electric Motors for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were United Kingdom ($9.95M), China ($9.79M), and Brazil ($8.53M).

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

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January 2024

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Overview In January 2024 South Africa's Electric Motors exports accounted up to ZAR44.1M and imports accounted up to ZAR412M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR368M. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of South Africa's Electric Motors have decreased by ZAR-3.87M (-8.07%) from ZAR48M to ZAR44.1M, while imports decreased by ZAR-28.9M (-6.55%) from ZAR441M to ZAR412M.

Destinations In January 2024, Electric Motors were exported mostly to Democratic Republic of the Congo (ZAR7.06M), United States (ZAR4.89M), Namibia (ZAR4.15M), Botswana (ZAR4.07M), and Zimbabwe (ZAR3.89M), and were imported mostly from China (ZAR145M), United States (ZAR49.5M), Germany (ZAR35M), Brazil (ZAR33M), and Italy (ZAR17.6M).

Growth In January 2024, the decrease in Electric Motors's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Lesotho (ZAR-2M or -84%), Tanzania (ZAR-1.95M or -82%), and Nigeria (ZAR-1.55M or -91.5%). In January 2024, the decrease in Electric Motors's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Brazil (ZAR-41M or -49.3%), China (ZAR-18.8M or -12.3%), and Japan (ZAR-5.54M or -46.1%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

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Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

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Trade Value

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Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR-3.87M(-8.07%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR-28.9M(-6.55%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)Groblers BridgeZAR10.4M

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)Democratic Republic of the CongoZAR7.06M

This section shows Electric Motors'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 Electric Motors over time.

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