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About

India-South Africa In 2022, India exported $8.32B to South Africa. The main products that India exported to South Africa are Refined Petroleum ($3.51B), Cars ($1.24B), and Packaged Medicaments ($573M). During the last 27 years the exports of India to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 13%, from $304M in 1995 to $8.32B in 2022.

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

South Africa-India In 2022, South Africa exported $9.14B to India. The main products that South Africa exported to India were Gold ($3.33B), Coal Briquettes ($2.94B), and Raw Copper ($666M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Africa to India have increased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $273M in 1995 to $9.14B in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  India ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 15 in total exports ($468B). That same year, South Africa ranked 61 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.033), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, India exported $8.32B to South Africa. The main products exported from India to South Africa were Refined Petroleum ($3.51B), Cars ($1.24B), and Packaged Medicaments ($573M). During the last 27 years the exports of India to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 13%, from $304M in 1995 to $8.32B in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa exported $9.14B to India. The main products exported from South Africa to India were Gold ($3.33B), Coal Briquettes ($2.94B), and Raw Copper ($666M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Africa to India have increased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $273M in 1995 to $9.14B in 2022.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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India
Top Destination
United States$82.9B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from India than South Africa were United States ($82.9B), United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), and Bangladesh ($13.8B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from South Africa than India were China ($23.4B), Botswana ($4.74B), and Switzerland ($6.43B).

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

Comparative Advantage India - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, India had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Mineral Products ($3.59B), Transportation ($1.66B), and Chemical Products ($1.02B).

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with India in the exports of Mineral Products ($3.56B), Precious Metals ($3.48B), and Metals ($1B).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more India has comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more South Africa has comparative advantage over India.

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

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