2023
Exports
$4.97MWorld Rnk 50 / 151
Flag Rnk 646 / 1214
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Tomatoes
-1.34Rnk 909 / 1025
2023
Imports
$8.04MWorld Rnk 57 / 209
Flag Rnk 659 / 1211
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa
0.07Rnk 59 / 132

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Exports In 2023, South Africa exported $4.97M in Tomatoes, making it the 50th largest exporter of Tomatoes in the world. At the same year, Tomatoes was the 646th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Tomatoes exports from South Africa are: Mozambique ($1.69M), Lesotho ($1.4M), Namibia ($855k), Eswatini ($525k), and Angola ($139k).

The fastest growing export markets for Tomatoes of South Africa between 2022 and 2023 were United Arab Emirates ($121k), Lesotho ($86.5k), and Slovenia ($46.3k).

Imports In 2023, South Africa imported $8.04M in Tomatoes, becoming the 57th largest importer of Tomatoes in the world. At the same year, Tomatoes was the 659th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Tomatoes primarily from: Namibia ($7.96M), Egypt ($75.9k), United Kingdom ($1.48k), Brazil ($202), and China ($31).

The fastest growing import markets in Tomatoes for South Africa between 2022 and 2023 were Namibia ($753k), Egypt ($75.9k), and United Kingdom ($1.48k).

Latest Trends

November 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)ZAR-1.56M(-17.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - November 2024)ZAR-6.19M(-69.8%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)KomatipoortZAR5.24M
MAIN DESTINATION (November 2024)LesothoZAR3.11M

This section shows Tomatoes'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 Tomatoes over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2023)$4.97M
IMPORTS (2023)$8.04M
NET TRADE (2023)-$3.07M

In 2023, South Africa exported $4.97M in Tomatoes. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Tomatoes were Mozambique ($1.69M), Lesotho ($1.4M), Namibia ($855k), Eswatini ($525k), and Angola ($139k).

In 2023, South Africa imported $8.04M in Tomatoes, mainly from Namibia ($7.96M), Egypt ($75.9k), United Kingdom ($1.48k), Brazil ($202), and China ($31).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Tomatoes EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2022 - 2023):
United Arab Emirates$121k (97.4k%)
Lesotho$86.5k (6.61%)
Slovenia$46.3k (1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Tomatoes BY South Africa WERE (2022 - 2023):
Namibia-$180k (-17.4%)
Eswatini-$80.2k (-13.2%)
Zimbabwe-$31.9k (-90.3%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, South Africa's main exporting competitors in Tomatoes were:
In 2023, South Africa's main importing competitors in Tomatoes were:

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Trade Value of Tomatoes by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $48.7k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALPoland+ $23.9k

Tomatoes’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $48.7k.   Tomatoes’s highest import potential is Poland with an import gap of $23.9k.

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