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2022
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Exports $2.36BRnk 27 / 218
2022
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Top Product $526MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)
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Exports $740MRnk 35 / 214
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Top Product $120MAcyclic Hydrocarbons
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.96Rnk 29 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.076Rnk 59 / 133
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GDP$495BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH24.6%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$406BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-6.57%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $6,909CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH20.2%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$6,776CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-17.1%CURRENT US$
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Thailand-South Africa Trade: In 2022, Thailand exported $2.36B to South Africa. The main products that Thailand exported to South Africa were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($526M), Rice ($348M), and Combustion Engines ($163M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Thailand to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 0.24%, from $2.33B in 2017 to $2.36B in 2022.

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

South Africa-Thailand Trade: 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). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Thailand have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.41%,  from $837M in 2017 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 5 years the exports of Thailand to South Africa have increased at an annualized rate of 0.24%, from $2.33B in 2017 to $2.36B in 2022.

In 2017, 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 5 years the exports of South Africa to Thailand have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.41%, from $837M in 2022 to $740M in 2017.

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

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

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

Thailand Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Thailand
Top DestinationUnited States$53.4B
South Africa
Top DestinationChina$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 2022, countries that imported more from Thailand than South Africa included United States ($53.4B), Japan ($24.6B), and Vietnam ($13.4B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Africa than Thailand included 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 2017, South Africa had a large net trade with Thailand in the exports of Metals ($194M), Chemical Products ($137M), and Precious Metals ($127M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Thailand South Africa+$55.7MCars
Top Product Potential South Africa Thailand+$107MGold

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

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

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