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About

Thailand-South Africa In 2022, Thailand exported $2.36B to South Africa. The main products that Thailand exported to South Africa are Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($526M), Rice ($348M), and Combustion Engines ($163M). During the last 27 years the exports of Thailand to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 9.02%, from $229M in 1995 to $2.36B in 2022.

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

South Africa-Thailand In 2022, South Africa exported $740M to Thailand. The main products that South Africa exported to Thailand were Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($120M), Gold ($93.7M), and Raw Aluminium ($93M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Africa to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 4.3%, from $237M in 1995 to $740M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Thailand ranked 29 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.96), and 27 in total exports ($312B). 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, Thailand exported $2.36B to South Africa. The main products exported from Thailand to South Africa were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($526M), Rice ($348M), and Combustion Engines ($163M). During the last 27 years the exports of Thailand to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 9.02%, from $229M in 1995 to $2.36B in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa exported $740M to Thailand. The main products exported from South Africa to Thailand were Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($120M), Gold ($93.7M), and Raw Aluminium ($93M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Africa to Thailand have increased at an annualized rate of 4.3%, from $237M in 1995 to $740M in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Thailand Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Thailand
Top Destination
United States$53.4B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Thailand than South Africa were United States ($53.4B), Japan ($24.6B), and Vietnam ($13.4B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from South Africa than Thailand were Mozambique ($5.43B), Botswana ($4.74B), and Germany ($9.96B).

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

Comparative Advantage Thailand - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Thailand had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Transportation ($731M), Machines ($540M), and Vegetable Products ($358M).

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Metals ($194M), Chemical Products ($137M), and Precious Metals ($127M).

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 Thailand has comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more South Africa has comparative advantage over Thailand.

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

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