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About

Poland-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Poland exported $936M to South Africa. The main products that Poland exported to South Africa were Computers ($108M), Wheat ($107M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($63.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Poland to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 6.49%, from $684M in 2017 to $936M in 2022.

In 2020, Poland exported services to South Africa worth $42.8M, with Other business services ($21.6M), Transportation ($15.6M), and Computer and information services ($3.08M) being the largest in terms of value.

South Africa-Poland Trade: In 2022, South Africa exported $757M to Poland. The main products that South Africa exported to Poland were Coal Briquettes ($386M), Cars ($59.5M), and Delivery Trucks ($47.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Poland have increased at an annualized rate of 20.5%,  from $298M in 2017 to $757M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Poland ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.99), and 24 in total exports ($346B). 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, Poland exported $936M to South Africa. The main products exported from Poland to South Africa were Computers ($108M), Wheat ($107M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($63.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Poland to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 6.49%, from $684M in 2017 to $936M in 2022.

In 2017, South Africa exported $757M to Poland. The main products exported from South Africa to Poland were Coal Briquettes ($386M), Cars ($59.5M), and Delivery Trucks ($47.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Poland have increased at an annualized rate of 20.5%, from $298M in 2022 to $757M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Poland Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Poland
Top Destination
Germany$93.1B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Poland than South Africa included Germany ($93.1B), Czechia ($22.4B), and France ($19.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Poland included China ($23.4B), Japan ($8.85B), and India ($9.14B).

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

Comparative Advantage Poland - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Poland had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Machines ($248M), Transportation ($125M), and Vegetable Products ($118M).

During 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Poland in the exports of Mineral Products ($443M), Transportation ($116M), and Metals ($78.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Poland South Africa+$48MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)
Top Product Potential South Africa Poland+$65.6MCars

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

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

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