Overview In March 2023 Beit Bridge exported ZAR6.23B and imported ZAR562M, resulting in a positive trade balance of ZAR5.67B. Between March 2022 and March 2023 the exports of Beit Bridge have increased by $679M (12.2%) from ZAR5.55B to ZAR6.23B, while imports decreased by ZAR-50.9M (-8.3%) from ZAR613M to ZAR562M.
Trade In March 2023, the top exports of Beit Bridge were Delivery Trucks (ZAR212M), Refined Petroleum (ZAR196M), Petroleum Gas (ZAR181M), Soybean Oil (ZAR173M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers (ZAR155M). In March 2023 the top imports of Beit Bridge were Coke (ZAR180M), Raw Tobacco (ZAR43.5M), Tea (ZAR43M), Soybean Meal (ZAR37.3M), and Copper Wire (ZAR26.7M).
Destinations In March 2023, Beit Bridge exported mostly to Zimbabwe (ZAR3.92B), Zambia (ZAR785M), Malawi (ZAR581M), Democratic Republic of the Congo (ZAR534M), and Mozambique (ZAR327M), and imported mostly from Zimbabwe (ZAR354M), Zambia (ZAR79.5M), Malawi (ZAR75.2M), South Africa (ZAR21.1M), and Mozambique (ZAR14.3M).
Growth In March 2023, the increase in Beit Bridge's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Zimbabwe (ZAR308M or 13.6%), Mozambique (ZAR121M or 89.6%), and Democratic Republic of the Congo (ZAR7.13M or 2.29%), and product exports increase in Nitrogenous Fertilizers (ZAR92.9M or 58.9%), Large Construction Vehicles (ZAR77.4M or 259%), and Delivery Trucks (ZAR59.9M or 63.1%). In March 2023, the decrease in Beit Bridge's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an decrease in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (ZAR-49.1M or -98.9%), Zambia (ZAR-20.2M or -25.8%), and Mozambique (ZAR-2.64M or -47.3%), and product imports decrease in Soybean Meal (ZAR-22.3M or -94.6%), Scrap Iron (ZAR-5.23M or -77%), and Insulated Wire (ZAR-4.19M or -100%).