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2023
Exports $111MWorld Rnk 5 / 107
Flag Rnk 128 / 1214
2023
Destination $78.8M United Kingdom
2022 - 2023
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $78.8MUnited Kingdom
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Nitrites and Nitrates-0.12Rnk 592 / 1025
2023
Imports $54.6MWorld Rnk 7 / 181
Flag Rnk 276 / 1211
2023
Origin $6.61M Chile
2022 - 2023
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $6.61MChile
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa0.07Rnk 59 / 132

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Exports In 2023, South Africa exported $111M in Nitrites and Nitrates, making it the 5th largest exporter of Nitrites and Nitrates in the world. At the same year, Nitrites and Nitrates was the 128th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Nitrites and Nitrates exports from South Africa are: United Kingdom ($78.8M), Zambia ($19.3M), Malaysia ($6.48M), Ghana ($1.28M), and Zimbabwe ($1M).

The fastest growing export markets for Nitrites and Nitrates of South Africa between 2022 and 2023 were United Kingdom ($78.8M), Zambia ($18.7M), and Malaysia ($6.48M).

Imports In 2023, South Africa imported $54.6M in Nitrites and Nitrates, becoming the 7th largest importer of Nitrites and Nitrates in the world. At the same year, Nitrites and Nitrates was the 276th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Nitrites and Nitrates primarily from: Chile ($33.4M), China ($6.5M), Jordan ($6.12M), Germany ($3.15M), and Israel ($2.96M).

The fastest growing import markets in Nitrites and Nitrates for South Africa between 2022 and 2023 were Chile ($6.61M), Israel ($2.96M), and Germany ($566k).

Latest Trends

November 2024

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Overview In November 2024 South Africa's Nitrites and Nitrates exports accounted up to ZAR7.63M and imports accounted up to ZAR40M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR32.4M. Between November 2023 and November 2024 the exports of South Africa's   Nitrites and Nitrates have decreased by ZAR-1.57B (-99.5%) from ZAR1.57B to ZAR7.63M, while imports decreased by ZAR-7.91M (-16.5%) from ZAR47.9M to ZAR40M.

Destinations In November 2024, Nitrites and Nitrates were exported mostly to Cote d'Ivoire (ZAR3.01M), Eswatini (ZAR1.78M), Kenya (ZAR966k), Democratic Republic of the Congo (ZAR810k), and Namibia (ZAR529k), and were imported mostly from China (ZAR15.6M), Israel (ZAR13.5M), Germany (ZAR3.46M), Chile (ZAR2.64M), and United Kingdom (ZAR2M).

Growth In November 2024, the decrease in Nitrites and Nitrates's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Democratic Republic of the Congo (ZAR-65.3k or -28.1%). In November 2024, the decrease in Nitrites and Nitrates's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from United States (ZAR-43.1k or -64.6%) and France (ZAR-7.59k or -4.58%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)ZAR-1.57B(-99.5%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)ZAR-7.91M(-16.5%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)DurbanZAR11.1M
MAIN DESTINATION (November 2024)Cote d'IvoireZAR3.01M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$111M
IMPORTS (2023)$54.6M
NET TRADE (2023)$56.8M

In 2023, South Africa exported $111M in Nitrites and Nitrates. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Nitrites and Nitrates were United Kingdom ($78.8M), Zambia ($19.3M), Malaysia ($6.48M), Ghana ($1.28M), and Zimbabwe ($1M).

In 2023, South Africa imported $54.6M in Nitrites and Nitrates, mainly from Chile ($33.4M), China ($6.5M), Jordan ($6.12M), Germany ($3.15M), and Israel ($2.96M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Nitrites and Nitrates EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2022 - 2023):
United Kingdom$78.8M (1%)
Zambia$18.7M (3.59k%)
Malaysia$6.48M (1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Nitrites and Nitrates BY South Africa WERE (2022 - 2023):
Burkina Faso-$2.31M (-74.3%)
Ghana-$1.13M (-46.8%)
Senegal-$1.08M (-87%)
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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 Nitrites and Nitrates were:
Chile $374M
China $216M
Israel $147M
In 2023, South Africa's main importing competitors in Nitrites and Nitrates were:
United States $146M
Netherlands $142M
Spain $139M

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Trade Value of Nitrites and Nitrates by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALNetherlands+ $257k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $351k

Nitrites and Nitrates’s highest export potential is Netherlands. With an export gap of $257k.   Nitrites and Nitrates’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $351k.

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