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About

Kyrgyzstan-South Africa Trade: In 2023, Kyrgyzstan exported $3.21M to South Africa. The main products that Kyrgyzstan exported to South Africa were Alkali, alkaline-earth, rare-earth metals, scandium, yttrium, and mercury ($2.92M), Other Ores ($200k), and Ink ($47.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kyrgyzstan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 159%, from $27.3k in 2018 to $3.21M in 2023.

In 2009, Kyrgyzstan exported services to South Africa worth $0, with being the largest in terms of value.

South Africa-Kyrgyzstan Trade: In 2023, South Africa exported $4.87M to Kyrgyzstan. The main products that South Africa exported to Kyrgyzstan were Stone Processing Machines ($1.05M), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($955k), and Motorcycles and cycles ($869k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Kyrgyzstan have increased at an annualized rate of 10.1%,  from $3.01M in 2018 to $4.87M in 2023.

In 2023, South Africa did not export any services to Kyrgyzstan.

Comparison: In 2023,  Kyrgyzstan ranked 67 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.11), and 136 in total exports ($3.99B). That same year, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.07), and 34 in total exports ($154B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Kyrgyzstan exported $3.21M to South Africa. The main products exported from Kyrgyzstan to South Africa were Alkali, alkaline-earth, rare-earth metals, scandium, yttrium, and mercury ($2.92M), Other Ores ($200k), and Ink ($47.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kyrgyzstan to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 159%, from $27.3k in 2018 to $3.21M in 2023.

In 2018, South Africa exported $4.87M to Kyrgyzstan. The main products exported from South Africa to Kyrgyzstan were Stone Processing Machines ($1.05M), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($955k), and Motorcycles and cycles ($869k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Kyrgyzstan have increased at an annualized rate of 10.1%, from $3.01M in 2023 to $4.87M in 2018.

Exports from Kyrgyzstan (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2023)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Kyrgyzstan (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

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

Kyrgyzstan Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kyrgyzstan
Top Destination
Switzerland$1.18B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$29.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kyrgyzstan than South Africa included Kazakhstan ($559M), Russia ($746M), and Uzbekistan ($284M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from South Africa than Kyrgyzstan included China ($29.5B), United States ($13B), and Germany ($10.8B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Kyrgyzstan (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Kyrgyzstan - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Kyrgyzstan had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Chemical Products ($2.97M), Mineral Products ($200k), and Arts and Antiques ($20.4k).

During 2018, South Africa had a large net trade with Kyrgyzstan in the exports of Machines ($2.06M), Transportation ($1.15M), and Chemical Products ($965k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kyrgyzstan South Africa+$7.08kEngine Parts
Top Product Potential South Africa Kyrgyzstan+$508kRubber Tires

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 Kyrgyzstan and South Africa. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan.

Product Space of Kyrgyzstan (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2023)

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