Telephones in South Africa | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $34.4M in Telephones, making it the 42nd largest exporter of Telephones in the world. At the same year, Telephones was the 308th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Telephones exports from South Africa are: Hong Kong ($7.93M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($2.76M), Namibia ($2.61M), Zimbabwe ($2.02M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.98M).

The fastest growing export markets for Telephones of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Lesotho ($1.35M), Namibia ($1.29M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.05M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $360M in Telephones, becoming the 32nd largest importer of Telephones in the world. At the same year, Telephones was the 53rd most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Telephones primarily from: China ($309M), Vietnam ($8.22M), Denmark ($7.13M), Netherlands ($5.29M), and Germany ($5.26M).

The fastest growing import markets in Telephones for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were China ($62.6M), Netherlands ($3.57M), and Denmark ($3.48M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as CLASSIC FRUIT COMPANY (40) were at the forefront of shipping Telephones from South Africa to the United States.

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January 2024

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Overview In January 2024 South Africa's Telephones exports accounted up to ZAR136M and imports accounted up to ZAR6.28B, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR6.15B. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of South Africa's Telephones have increased by ZAR66.8M (96.9%) from ZAR68.9M to ZAR136M, while imports increased by ZAR1.23B (24.3%) from ZAR5.05B to ZAR6.28B.

Destinations In January 2024, Telephones were exported mostly to Saudi Arabia (ZAR18.4M), Mozambique (ZAR15.9M), Botswana (ZAR11.5M), Lesotho (ZAR8.34M), and Namibia (ZAR7.76M), and were imported mostly from China (ZAR3.84B), Vietnam (ZAR886M), India (ZAR812M), Mexico (ZAR187M), and Taiwan (ZAR96.5M).

Growth In January 2024, the increase in Telephones's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to France (ZAR3.2M or 374%), United States (ZAR2.31M or 103%), and Kenya (ZAR1.45M or 1.3k%). In January 2024, the increase in Telephones's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from India (ZAR630M or 388%), China (ZAR252M or 8.25%), and Malaysia (ZAR54.6M or 172%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR66.8M(96.9%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR1.23B(24.3%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)O.r. Tambo Int AirportZAR66.4M

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)Saudi ArabiaZAR18.4M

This section shows Telephones'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 Telephones over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$34.4M

IMPORTS (2022)$360M

NET TRADE (2022)-$326M

In 2022, South Africa exported $34.4M in Telephones. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Telephones were Hong Kong ($7.93M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($2.76M), Namibia ($2.61M), Zimbabwe ($2.02M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.98M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $360M in Telephones, mainly from China ($309M), Vietnam ($8.22M), Denmark ($7.13M), Netherlands ($5.29M), and Germany ($5.26M).

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