2023
Exports
$1.7MWorld Rnk 23 / 106
Flag Rnk 840 / 1214
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Sulfites
-0.56Rnk 722 / 1025
2023
Imports
$21.2MWorld Rnk 7 / 197
Flag Rnk 456 / 1211
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa
0.07Rnk 59 / 132

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Exports In 2023, South Africa exported $1.7M in Sulfites, making it the 23rd largest exporter of Sulfites in the world. At the same year, Sulfites was the 840th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Sulfites exports from South Africa are: Eswatini ($1.11M), Namibia ($251k), Zambia ($106k), Zimbabwe ($48k), and Kenya ($43k).

The fastest growing export markets for Sulfites of South Africa between 2022 and 2023 were Namibia ($166k), Kenya ($42.9k), and Poland ($32.4k).

Imports In 2023, South Africa imported $21.2M in Sulfites, becoming the 7th largest importer of Sulfites in the world. At the same year, Sulfites was the 456th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Sulfites primarily from: India ($9.48M), China ($7.65M), Italy ($1.37M), Germany ($1.01M), and Thailand ($544k).

The fastest growing import markets in Sulfites for South Africa between 2022 and 2023 were Germany ($297k), Belgium ($218k), and Bulgaria ($153k).

Latest Trends

November 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)ZAR-824k(-64.3%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)ZAR13.8M(52.6%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)KopfonteinZAR746k
MAIN DESTINATION (November 2024)NamibiaZAR135k

This section shows Sulfites'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 Sulfites over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2023)$1.7M
IMPORTS (2023)$21.2M
NET TRADE (2023)-$19.5M

In 2023, South Africa exported $1.7M in Sulfites. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Sulfites were Eswatini ($1.11M), Namibia ($251k), Zambia ($106k), Zimbabwe ($48k), and Kenya ($43k).

In 2023, South Africa imported $21.2M in Sulfites, mainly from India ($9.48M), China ($7.65M), Italy ($1.37M), Germany ($1.01M), and Thailand ($544k).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Sulfites EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2022 - 2023):
Namibia$166k (197%)
Kenya$42.9k (85.8k%)
Poland$32.4k (1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Sulfites BY South Africa WERE (2022 - 2023):
Zambia-$663k (-86.2%)
Eswatini-$445k (-28.6%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, South Africa's main exporting competitors in Sulfites were:
China $168M
Germany $98.1M
Italy $85.1M
In 2023, South Africa's main importing competitors in Sulfites were:

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Trade Value of Sulfites by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALMozambique+ $14.6k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $310k

Sulfites’s highest export potential is Mozambique. With an export gap of $14.6k.   Sulfites’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $310k.

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