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About

Australia-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Australia exported $1.38B to South Africa. The main products that Australia exported to South Africa were Aluminium Oxide ($519M), Coal Briquettes ($268M), and Wheat ($180M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 3.55%, from $1.16B in 2017 to $1.38B in 2022.

In 2009, Australia exported services to South Africa worth $319M, with Travel ($146M), Transportation ($103M), and Other business services ($49.9M) being the largest in terms of value.

South Africa-Australia Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $946M to Australia. The main products that South Africa exported to Australia were Cars ($231M), Delivery Trucks ($40.4M), and Explosive Ammunition ($34.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.1%,  from $941M in 2017 to $946M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Australia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Australia ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 16 in total exports ($424B). That same year, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Australia exported $1.38B to South Africa. The main products exported from Australia to South Africa were Aluminium Oxide ($519M), Coal Briquettes ($268M), and Wheat ($180M). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 3.55%, from $1.16B in 2017 to $1.38B in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $946M to Australia. The main products exported from South Africa to Australia were Cars ($231M), Delivery Trucks ($40.4M), and Explosive Ammunition ($34.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 0.1%, from $941M in 2022 to $946M in 2017.

Exports from Australia (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Australia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Australia (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Australia Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Australia
Top Destination
China$123B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

This map shows whether countries import more from Australia or South Africa. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Australia and South Africa or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Australia than South Africa included China ($123B), Japan ($80.1B), and South Korea ($41B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Australia included Germany ($9.96B), Mozambique ($5.43B), and Botswana ($4.74B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Australia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Australia - South Africa

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Australia and South Africa by product, considering products traded by both, Australia and South Africa.

During 2022, Australia had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Chemical Products ($560M), Mineral Products ($273M), and Vegetable Products ($225M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Transportation ($312M), Machines ($162M), and Metals ($104M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Australia South Africa+$40.4MCoal Briquettes
Top Product Potential South Africa Australia+$133MCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Australia and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Australia indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of South Africa indicates it has a comparative advantage over Australia.

Product Space of Australia (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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