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$14.4BCURRENT US$
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65.6%CURRENT US$
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$406BCURRENT US$
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-6.57%CURRENT US$
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$5,563CURRENT US$
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82.7%CURRENT US$
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$6,776CURRENT US$
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-17.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Moldova-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Moldova exported $1.6M to South Africa. The main products that Moldova exported to South Africa were Sunflower Seeds ($970k), Confectionery Sugar ($100k), and Leather Footwear ($59.8k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Moldova to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 19.8%, from $648k in 2017 to $1.6M in 2022.

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

South Africa-Moldova Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $8.27M to Moldova. The main products that South Africa exported to Moldova were Cars ($2.55M), Coal Briquettes ($1.77M), and Citrus ($1.08M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 33.3%,  from $1.97M in 2017 to $8.27M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Moldova ranked 65 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.0038), and 124 in total exports ($4.94B). 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, Moldova exported $1.6M to South Africa. The main products exported from Moldova to South Africa were Sunflower Seeds ($970k), Confectionery Sugar ($100k), and Leather Footwear ($59.8k). During the last 5 years the exports of Moldova to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 19.8%, from $648k in 2017 to $1.6M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $8.27M to Moldova. The main products exported from South Africa to Moldova were Cars ($2.55M), Coal Briquettes ($1.77M), and Citrus ($1.08M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 33.3%, from $1.97M in 2022 to $8.27M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Moldova Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Moldova
Top Destination
Romania$1.35B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Moldova than South Africa included Romania ($1.35B), Ukraine ($729M), and Belarus ($81.2M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Moldova included China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

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

Comparative Advantage Moldova - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Moldova had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Vegetable Products ($970k), Textiles ($189k), and Machines ($130k).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Moldova in the exports of Transportation ($3.18M), Vegetable Products ($1.81M), and Mineral Products ($1.79M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Moldova South Africa+$163kSeats
Top Product Potential South Africa Moldova+$164kPesticides

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

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

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